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INTRODUCTION 

The Letter That Produced This Book 



Dear Doctor:— 


I want to request of you and every purchaser of 
my Collection of Notes that you send me one, the 
best prescription, formula or procedure you know 
of for publication. Read on . 

Every physician knows at least one and generally 
several good points not generally known. Please 
send this to me and I will incorporate each and 
every one into a book with credit to each contrib¬ 
utor. I intend to make this one of the best, if not 
the very best book ever published. 

I am sending this request to each and every one 
of the 10,000 purchasers of my Notes, and I hope 
you will contribute. I expect to get anywhere from 
1,000 to 3,000 or more excellent items and the title 


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of the book will be something like this: “3,000 
Favorite Prescriptions from 3,000 Physicians. 
Contributed. Alphabetically Arranged for Quick 
Reference.” 

Now, Doctor, please send me your very best 
item, more than one if you will, but be sure and 
state the one very best that you have found from 
your experiences. 

Dr. J. Q. Moxley, Lewiston, Idaho, writes in 
friendly criticism of my No. 2 Collection, “Many 
new things and well worth the price, but your treat¬ 
ment for burns is so execrable that I cannot refrain 
from telling you that Glycerine and Bis. sub. nit. 
aa. of suitable consistency will not only stop the 
pain instantly, but will absolutely cure the burn 
without the possibility of a scar, and I think I 
know whereof I speak, having practiced medicine 
for over half a century.” He also states, “I never 
saw a physician who could cure a soft corn, but I 
do know that Thigenol will cut the caper.” 

Now, Doctor, these are the kind of notes I desire 
and you have one or more dependable ones. Will 
you kindly submit same and help me make this book 
a “Humdinger”? Please do. 

I will expect to have the book printed on good 
paper, flexibly bound and thumb indexed. The 
price will be $5.00 or less, depending on the number 
of pages, binding, etc. Therefore if you desire a 
copy, which I trust you will, then please remit $5.00 




1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed vii 


in advance (for I will be frank and admit that I 
am not financially able to have same printed, not 
knowing in advance how many will be wanted). 

You can see that with your help I will be able 
to get out a really valuable compilation. 

You ordered my Collection of Notes on a money 
back guarantee and as you did not request a refund 
I feel sure you were pleased, and I know if you tried 
out several of the suggestions you are. These Notes 
were gotten up very cheaply for which I apologize 
by stating that I did not know how they would take 
and it was only a beginning to a regular sure-enough 
hook and that is what I am now writing you about. 

If you do not like my previous works and cannot 
help in this and wish to criticize, then get it out of 
your system. Come on with what you think and 
subscribe for this new book and I will print your 
criticism, if not too lengthy, with your name 
attached. I had rather you criticize than say noth¬ 
ing. 

Doctor Adamson, of Richmond, Utah, suggests 
that we leave every other page blank for adding 
new notes from time to time and says he will gladly 
pay $10.00 for such. I believe it a good sugges¬ 
tion. What do you suggest? Please give your 
best ideas and I will be guided accordingly and 
we will have a book worth while to be sure . 

Now, friends (I liked to have said “Boys”), I 
am an optimist and I believe you are going to assist 





viii 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


until I know better; and I take the liberty of thank¬ 
ing you in advance and beg to remain, 

Very truly yours, 

.M. D. 

C. L. Johnson, M. D. 

N. B.—The mailing of the above letter and the re¬ 
mailing of same, offering to leave off the name and 
address of contributors where desired, and the writ¬ 
ing and re-writing of hundreds of personal letters, 
produced the following prescriptions, treatments, 
etc., that were accepted. 

Numbers had to be refused owing to the multi¬ 
plicity of words used and there seemingly being no 
way to cut them down and yet retain their identity 
and usefulness; numbers were discarded owing 
to having already been accepted from other sources, 
while a few, owing to the fact that they were not con¬ 
sidered worth while and a few owing to the lack of 
sufficient explanations and some owing to the fact 
that it was unlawful to publish them. 

These compose the book— 

“1000 FAVORITE PRESCRIPTIONS” 

It was the census of opinions that to leave every 
other page or leaf blank would be a needless waste 
of space as a large part of it would never be used 
and that several pages left in the back would answer 
the purpose of adding new notes as well. 

I have tried to use only the state address of con¬ 
tributors so requesting, and if I have failed it was 
an oversight and not intended. Where there was 
no objection to using name I have done so, using 
it after the most useful or original prescription and 
only the state after the others where more than one 
was accepted from one contributor.—C. L. J., M. D. 








PREFACE 


npIIE many complimentary notices of former 
publications (My First and Second Collection 
of Notes), together with the fact that during the 
past few years I have received a great number of 
requests for prescriptions and other advice and at 
the same time hundreds of physicians sent me, or 
offered to send me, their favorite prescriptions, 
prompted the collection and publication of this 
book. 

I feel that I am fully justified in the strong and 
seemingly presumptuous statement, that if this 
book is studied, the prescriptions and treatments 
used as directed, it will doubtless prove the greatest 
help to physician and patient that has ever been 
given in any medical book ever published. 

Theory is essential to the successful practice of 
medicine, but until coupled with experience can not 
be considered all that could be desired. Unfortu¬ 
nately about the time a physician has learned how 
to treat and cure the many diseases the human 
body is heir to, he is, by old age or death, called 
from the field of action and another without expe¬ 
rience must take his place on the firing line and 
doubtless often lives sacrificed that he too may 
obtain experience. 


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1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


To the conscientious and ambitious yet inexpe¬ 
rienced physician, this book should prove, hourly, an 
invaluable helpmeet and companion, supplying him 
with knowledge and means for curing and relieving 
his patients, which could be gained only after years 
of practice and the cost of many dollars. Even 
the old “Family Doctor,” as well as the “Specialist,” 
will find valuable suggestions which they doubtless 
will appreciate. 

The compiler after mailing and re-mailing the 
letters, has also written hundreds of personal let¬ 
ters requesting and pleading for the best things 
known. Hundreds of letters requesting more in¬ 
formation and explanations have been written and 
quite a bit of expense has been incurred in so doing, 
which will not be regretted so long as he has the 
hope that his efforts will be appreciated and the 
book accomplish the purpose for which it was com¬ 
piled and published. 

With these explanations, all I have to say is 
that I did my “damdest,” and if it fails please let 
the mantle of guilt fall upon the recipients of my 
many requests who failed to heed them. “I have 
received and delivered the goods.” 

The Compiler, 





FOREWORD 




A SMALL diamond or other precious gem is 
worth more than a carload of junk, although 
among the junk there may be some valuable articles. 
This, though a rather crude comparison, is ap¬ 
plicable to books. 

Unfortunately it has become the habit, and a 
bad one, with some medical as well as other book 
writers, to use as many superfluous words as pos¬ 
sible in conveying an idea; this is done for the pur¬ 
pose of giving volume and weight to the book in 
order that the prospective purchaser may feel that 
he is getting more for his money. Not unfre- 
quently a page or more will be used when a few 
words would probably answer as well and in some 
instances give the reader a clearer conception of 
what the writer was trying to impart. Realizing 
this to be a fact, and that time to most men is 
valuable, I have endeavored to use as few words as 
possible and yet give the reader a clear idea of 
what was intended. 

I have not confined myself to any school or 
“Pathy,” having at all times in mind only those 
treatments or combinations that may be best for 
the patient. In “this day and time” no physician 
should let prejudice stand between him and the 
welfare of his patient. 


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I see no reason why a remedy that will serve one 
class of physicians should not be employed by other 
physicians, especially if same offers better and 
quicker results than that recommended by their 
own particular school of medicine. There seems 
now to be a general awakening of the profession 
to the fact that whatever is established in line of 
therapeutical value should be employed for the 
benefit of the patient regardless of its origin. The 
day of prejudice and ostracism is fast drawing to 
an end, as it should, and what the patient wants 
and demands is “Quality not Quantity,” “Facts 
not Fallacies,” “Results not Theories.” 

Note: —There is no understanding that any con¬ 
tributor will give more information upon request 
accompanied with a self addressed and stamped 
envelope, but they will doubtless gladly do so where 
their name and address follows the item and the 
compiler will do so in as far as possible when re¬ 
quested and the above requirements complied with, 
but will not otherwise, and he prefers you address 
the contributors where possible and that you leave 
space on your letters of request, following the ques¬ 
tions, for answering. 

This simplifies the matter and avoids the necessity 
of writing a personal letter. Thanks. 




ABORTION 


Abortion ; Habitual: 

Viburnum Compound Tablets (P. D.) 
No. C. 

Sig: One t. i. d. from the time of missing 
of first period, with two thrice a day dur¬ 
ing the days menstruation should have oc¬ 
curred normally. 

This has brought to light many a baby 
which otherwise would never have seen the 
light of day. 

Dr. K. S. Anatha Iyer, 

24 Kalathy Pillay St., Madras, India. 

Abortion; Inevitable or Unavoidable: 

^ Listerine, 2 ounces in hot water 1 qt. 

Sig: Use as injection. 

Dr. E. Gordon Vaek, 

Rossville, Md. 


Abortion; Threatened: 

^ Viburnum Comp. (Hayden) q. s. 

Sig: Half teaspoonful often repeated. 

If Habitual: 


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^ Chlorate potash, 3ii. 

Aquae, gviii. 

M- Sig: A teaspoonful t. i. d. throughout 
term. 

M. D., Miss. 


Abortion; Threatened: 

I have used numerous drugs for this con¬ 
dition and have found potassium bromide 
in 15 grain doses every 2 or 3 hours to give 
the best results. 

M. D., Okla. 


ABSCESS 


Abscess: 

I } Dissolve equal parts gum camphor in chloro¬ 
form by weight, then add equal bulk of 
olive oil. 

Sig: Use as application in threatened ab¬ 
scesses. Use lots of it. 

In over 40 years of practice I have never 
lanced but two breasts and they came with 
pus already formed. Have aborted threat¬ 
ened abscesses of glands following scarlet 
fever and other cases same way. 

M. D., Iowa. 





1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


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Abscess: 

See Boils and Carbuncles. 


ACIDITY 


Acidity: 

I£ Tr. ginger, 3ii. 

Neutralizing cordial, q. s. gviii. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful t. i. d.a.c. 

Also 

^ Sodii phosphate, gii. 

Sodii sulphate, 3i. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful in cup hot water on 
arising in the morning. 

M. D., Wis. 


Acidity: 

Sod. bicarbonate, gr. x. 

Mag. sulphate, gr. v. 

Sod. sulphocarbolate, gr. v. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful in warm water before 
meals and at bedtime. Children in pro¬ 
portion. 

Pot. bicarbonate to replace the sodium 
bicarbonate adds greatly to the above but 
makes the mixture more disagreeable to the 
taste. 

Dr. H, Stein, Altamont, Ill. 
Note: Citric acid might be added to im¬ 
prove taste. 








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1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Acidity: 

Never give sodium bicarbonate internally 
in hot water, for any cause, always in cold 
water; look up your chemistry. 

M. D., N. Y. C. 


ACNE 

Acne Vulgaris: 

Put these pimply faced youths on kali 
bromatum 6x or 8x three drop doses or pel¬ 
lets four times a day and watch the magical 
cleansing of the skin. All local applications 
will interfere with the cure. 

M. D., Washington, D. C. 

Acne (Furuncles or any Staphlococci Infection): 

Tablets Stannoxyl, gr. iv. 

Sig: Two tablets daily for two weeks; if 
necessary repeat in two weeks. Almost 
a specific. 

M. D., Colo. 


Acne: 

The ordinary bay rum as used in barber 
shops sponged on the face four or five times 
daily will clean up the simple cases per¬ 
fectly. 


M. D., Mich. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


5 


Acne: 

When a child reaches the age that they 
change from puppy to dog stage, they are 
prone to have pimples on their face, which 
are annoying. 

Specific berberis aquifolium (Oregon 
Grape). Dose 10 to 15 drops in water four 
times a day will often work like magic. 

M. D., St. Louis, Mo. 


Acne Rosaceae: 

Chrysarobin, 1.5 

Acid salicylic, 1.0 

Hydrag. ammon. clilo., 4.0 
Zinc oxide, 8.0 

Lanolin, 15.0 

Petrolatum, 30.0 


M- Sig: Apply t. i. d. 

M. D., Ill. 


ACROMEGALY 

Sthenic State: 

Acidi acetylsalicylate, gr. iiss. 
Phenacetin, gr. iss. 

Pyramidoni, gr. ii. 

Caffenae sodo benzoate, gr. ss. 
M: fiat caps. d. t. d. No. C. 
Sig: Two q. 3 hours. 


2—March, 1923 



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1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Asthenic State: 

^ Tabloid thyroid gland, gr. i. 

Tabloid pitituary gland, gr. i. 

Strychnin sulphate, gr. 1/40. 

M-fiat caps. d. t. d. No. L. 

Sig: One q. 3 hours. 

M. D., N. Y. C. 

“AFTER PAINS” 

See Remedies for Pain . 

AGALACTIA 

Agalactia: 

Here it is; all the milk the baby needs: 

One 5 gr. tablet calcarea flouride 3x 
(Luyties) every 2 or 3 hours till plenty, 
then 3 or 4 times day. If given before con¬ 
finement are apt to get too much milk. 

After baby is several months old it still 
works but not so well. 

Concuss 4th Dorsal spine (Abrams) 2 to 
4 times day, say 30 blows and rest half a 
minute and keep up for five minutes will 
do the same thing. 

Also will 30 minims of milk taken from 
breast antiseptically and injected into arm 
or chest (Duncan Method). No need for 
bottle fed babies, except in very rare cases. 

M. D., New Mex. 




1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


7 


Agalactia: 

To increase flow of milk give 1 or 2 drams 
(teaspoonful) Maltalfa (Columbus Phar. 
Co.) three times daily. Won’t make milk 
flow from a post, but will all other cases. 
Dr. Chas. A. Van Dusen, 

Blissfield, Mich. 


Agalactia: 

Feed mother a piece of her own placenta. 

M. D., Kansas City, Mo. 

ALBUMINURIA 

Albuminuria: 

^ Sod. acetate, §i. 

Chloroform, 3i. 

Benzoic acid, 3i. 

Aquae, gxii. 

M- Sig: Tablespoonful every 4 hours as 
long as needed. Skim milk diet exclu¬ 
sively. 

M. D., N. Y. 

Albuminuria; Of Pregnancy: 

Correct diet and give citric acid or sodium 
citrate to lessen the viscosity of the blood. 

Give freely of the sodium salt, a dram or 
more daily in divided doses in plenty water. 

M. D., Tenn. 



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1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Albuminuria: 

See Nephritis . 

ALOPECIA (Baldness) 

Alopecia: 

Apply petrolatum ointment as hot as can 
be borne twice a week. 

M. D., Iowa. 

Alopecia: 

Strained juice stramonium (jimson weed) 
with vaseline used with friction promotes 
the growth of hair better than any other 
hair restorer. 

M. D., Iowa. 

Alopecia Areata (Partial Baldness): 

Wash with soap twice a day and rub kero¬ 
sene (coal oil) into the bald patches. Pro¬ 
duces soft hairs which almost all become 
adult hairs in eight months. 

M. D., Iowa. 

Alopecia Areata: 

Falling out of hair and outer third of eye¬ 
brows : 

Thyroid extract, gr. ^ 4 . 

Pitituary extract, gr. i. 

M- Sig: One such dose t. i. d. 

M. D., Wis. 





1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


9 


Alopecia Areata: 

Resorcin, 3i. 

Pilocarpine nitrate, gr. ii. 

Spts. lavender comp., 3ii. 

Spts. vini rect., ad gviii. 

M- Sig: Apply each night to scalp with 
massage. 

M. D., Canada. 

Alopecia Areata: 

1^ Salicylic acid, gr. xx. 

Alcohol, §i. 

M- Sig: Apply to scalp twice daily for a 
month. 

A surprise awaits you. Also excellent for 
scalp sores. 

M. D., Pa. 

AMENORRHEA 

Amenorrhea: 

With pains in pelvis, head and back and 
general malaise and nervousness. 

1^ Thyo-ovarian comp. (Harrower), No. C. 
Sig: Ten days before flow due take 2 three 
times a day before meals. At onset of 
menses omit for ten days. Then take 1 
three times a day for ten days. 

M. D., Tenn. 



10 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Amenorrhea: 

I£ Tr. senecio aurens, 3i. 

Elixir simplex, q. s. §vi. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every three hours. 

M. D., Md. 


Amenorrhea: 

Nitroglycerine given for any cause just 
prior to menses may prevent the flow en¬ 
tirely. 

M. D., Iowa. 
ANAPHYLAXIS 

Anaphylaxis: 

To prevent give antitoxin by mouth, 2000 
to 6000 units easily given in chloroform 
water and I have always gotten same results 
as by subdermic injections. 

M. D., England. 

ANAEMIA 

Anaemia: 

Iron cacodylate 1 grain given intraven¬ 
ously every four days is the very best remedy 
for this commonest malady. 

M. D., Okla. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 11 


Anaemia: 

Intravenous iron and arsenic is the best 
thing in our practice. 

Drs. Swann and Swann, 

Huntington, W. Va. 

ANASARCA, ASCITES AND OEDEMA 
See Dropsy. 

ANGINA PECTORIS 

Angina Pectoris: 

I£ Quinine sulph. 

Iron ferrocyanide, aa. gr. ii. 

Sig: One such dose three or four times 
daily and continued for months after pain 
is gone. 

M. D., Mo. 

ANGINA, VINCENT’S 
See Vincent's Angina. 

ANESTHESIA 
Anesthesia; Local: 

Equal parts ammonium chloride and 
potassium nitrate added to three parts water 
makes a refrigerant equal to ethyl chloride, 
when applied to boils, carbuncles and for 
minor operations. 

M. D., Wis. 



12 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Anesthesia; Temporary for Tooth Extraction: 

Three or four long inhalations of chloro¬ 
form while in semi-reclining position will 
produce “primary effect,” and a good den¬ 
tist can talk to his patient and have him obey 
what is said, and if adept can get as many 
as four or five teeth before patient comes 
out of it, which can be repeated immediately 
if desired. Instruct patient to hold up one 
hand, when it drops it is a signal to withhold 
chloroform and get busy. 

Same for other minor operations. 

M. D., Iowa. 


ANEURISM 

Aneurism: 

Concuss the 7th Cervical spine same as 
for Dilated Heart, which see. 

M. D., Kansas City, Mo. 

ANKYLOSIS (Stiff Joint) 

Ankylosis: 

Expose to Violet Rays 2 or 3 hours each 
day. Sometimes gives wonderful results 
quickly. The regular 30 minute exposures 
as generally recommended is not long 
enough. 

Try this out. May get a happy surprise. 

M. D., Wash. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 13 


Ankylosis: 

See under Tumors . 

APPENDICITIS 

Appendicitis; Acute or Chronic: 

Spec. med. gelsemium. 

Spec. med. collinsonia, aa m. x. 

Spec. med. nux vomica, m. xv. 

Spec. med. echinacea, §i. 

Spec. med. glyconda, q. s. §iv. 

M- Sig: One teaspoonful every two or 
three hours. 

Has not failed me for a number of years. 

Dr. O. W. Baird, 
Marquette, Kan. 

APOPLEXY 

(Cerebral Hemorrhage; a Stroke) 
Apoplexy: 

Sodium iodide, sat. sol., §vi. 

Sig: Ten drops in milk or water, three times 
daily one hour and a half after meals; in¬ 
crease ten drops every ten days until forty 
drops per dose is reached. 

For stroke of paralysis or hemorrhage of 
the brain it’s the only great absorbent. 

M. D., Cal. 



14 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


ARTERIO SCLEROSIS 

Arterio Sclerosis: 

^ Crataegus. 

Sodium nitrate. 

Pot. nitrate, aa gr. ss. 

Sodium bicarbonate, gr. ii. 

Nitroglycerine, gr. 1/1000. 

Sig: One such dose as directed. 

This tablet is put up by Lafayette Phar. 
Co., Lafayette, Ind. 

M. D., Ind. 


Arterio Sclerosis and Heart Diseases Generally: 

Crataegus 8 m. doses four times daily long 
continued will prove a therapeutic fact. 

Dr. Percy F. Lisk, 

Fort McCoy, Fla. 


Arterio Sclerosis: 

Static electricity is the most valuable 
agent we have in treating this condition. 

M. D., Ga. 





1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 15 


ARTHRITIS 

Arthritis: 

3^ Acid sulphuric, 3i. 

Adeps, q. s. gii. 

M- Sig: Apply to affected joint and rub 
in well, then apply hot water bottle over 
it. Don’t get on clothing. Also excel¬ 
lent for lumbago. 

M. D., W. Va. 


A rthritis; A rthralgia : 

See under Goitre-Colloid. 

Also see Synovitis . 

ASTHMA 

Asthma: 

IJ Kali iodi., 4.00 

FI. ext. lobeliae, 4.00 

Tr. serpentariae, 15.00 

Tr. helianthus sem. 

(Tr. sunflower seed), q. s. ad 150.00 
M- Sig: Teaspoonful with water four times 
daily. Eliminate meat from diet. 

Not exactly a specific for spasmodic 
asthma but works wonders in cases not com¬ 
plicated with heart or kidney diseases. 

Dr. W. D. Jones, 
Devil’s Lake, N. Dak. 



16 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Asthma: 

A number of cases cured by sodium iodide 
intravenously. M. D., Miss. 

Asthma: 

I suffered with hay asthma for years and 
could get no relief without narcotics, but 
last three years have been taking 5 grains 
potassium iodide as recommended in your 
First Notes and have had no further trouble. 

Dr. S. R. M., V. S., Minn. 

Asthma: 

^ FI. ext. grindelia robusta, gii. 

Potassium iodide, 3vi. 

Aquae pura, §ii. 

Syrup ginger, q. s., gvi. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every one to three 
hours. 

Also good for hay fever. M. D., Ind. 

Asthma: 

Kali iodide, 3ii. 

Liquor potassi arsenitus, 3i. 

FI. ext. glycycrhiza, 3ii. 

Syr. Tolu, gss. 

Aquae chloroformi, q. s. §iii. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every three hours 
until relieved. 

Dr. T. H. Worrell, 

152 Franklin St., Mt. Airy, N. C. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 17 


Asthma: 


The following the nearest specifics known: 
Pot. bromide, §ss. 

FI. ext. grindelia robusta, §ss. 

FI. ext. quebracho, 3ii. 

Chloral hydrate, 3iii. 

Simple syrup, q. s. ad giv. 

M- Sig: A teaspoonful every hour until 
better, then every four hours. 

Or 

Ammonia water (strong), 3ss. 

Simple syrup, q. s. §iv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoon every hour until relief. 

M. D., Miss. 


Asthma: 

Subculoid Lobelia (Lloyd’s) 20 to 30 
drops hypodermically relieves almost at 
once. 

Then give one or two drams syrup hy- 
drodic acid hour before meals and a table- 
spoonful Angier’s Emulsion after meals. 

M. D., Pa. 


Asthma: 

% _ 

I have never failed in numerous cases to 
get permanent relief and quickly with Doc¬ 
tor Young’s Rectal Dilators. 

M. D., Iowa. 



18 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Asthma: 

Adrenal gland, gr. 1/80. 

Pitituary extract, gr. 2/3. 

Aquae dest., m. xv. 

M- fiat injection. This should be followed 
with Benzyl-Benzoate 1 or 2 drams q. 
two hours. 

M. D., N. Y. C. 


Asthma: 

^ Pot. iodid, 5iv. 

Infusion senega, §iv. 

Syr. Tolu, §i. 

Tr. lobelia inflata, oiii. 

Chloroform, 3ss. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every four hours. 

M. D., Pa. 

Asthma or Hay Fever: 

Hypodermic of 20 to 30 m. Subculoid 
Lobelia with % grain morphin added. 

M. D., Ind. 


Asthma: 

Aspido-conine comp, tablets (Chicago 
Phar. Co.) is the best preparation I know 
of. Once patient takes them they will come 
back for more. 

M. D., Ohio. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 19 


Asthma; Local Treatment: 

Gum camphor, gss. 

Quinine sulph., gr. lx. 

Adeps, §i. 

M: Heat lard and add camphor and qui¬ 
nine while hot, making a salve. 

Sig: Spread on chest and rub in well. Gives 
immediate relief and few applications 
sometimes give permanent relief. 

An Old Ptiyco. Med. Doctor. 

Asthma; Acute: 

Adrenalin sol. (P. D.) 1 cc. and pituitary 
sol. % cc. hypodermically gives results in 
3 to 5 minutes given together; when given 
singly either one fails. Why I do not know, 
but it’s a fact nevertheless. 

Asthma; Chronic: 

^ Ethy. morphin hcl., gr. %. 

Sodii iodide, gr. iii. 

Sodii bromide, gr. v-viiss. 

Syr. scillae. 

Syr. auranti, aa q. s. ad 3i. 

M: One dose. 

Sig: One such dose q. four hours. 

For females about 1/12 grain morphin, 

M. D., N. Y. 



20 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Asthma: 

Mixed Infection Phylacogen (P. D.). 
Begin by giving 1 cc.; reaction may follow. 
Repeat every other day, increasing each dose 
from 1/2 cc. to 1 cc. (mil) until 5 cc. (or 
more). 

Usually 10 to 20 cc. are required. A cure 
will follow in all cases uncomplicated with 
other diseases and even these will be im¬ 
proved. 

Dr. M. M. Lewis, 

410 E. Leigh St., Richmond, Va. 


Asthma: 

Sulphuric acid 6 ounces placed in a big 
saucer and 6 ounces ammonia in another near 
it. Then add handful sodium chloride to the 
acid. Get out of room quickly—sooner if 
possible. Use the stronger ammonia. This 
is crude and rough, but patient will probably 
sit and breathe the horrible fumes as it gives 
relief, but the doctor will doubtless get away. 
I imagine the fumes to be hard on the lungs, 
but for temporary use it is not so bad. I 
knew one physician who used it for nearly 
fifty years. 


M. D., S. Dak. 







1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 21 


Asthma; Bronchial: 

Pot. iodidi, 3ii. 

Tr. belladonna foli., 3ii. 

Aquae, q. s. ad giii. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful with half ounce es¬ 
sence pepsin in water every three or four 
hours until permanent relief. 

Dr. T. M. Jewell, 
Mindoro, Wis. 

Asthma: 

Subculoid Lobelia hypodermically 30 to 
60 drops every twelve to twenty-four hours 
till effect during attack and between give 
nat. sulph. 6x 3 to 5 tablets every three or 
four hours for a month. Also give blatta 
orient 3x 1 to 3 tablets every three hours 
and you gradually get a cure. Keep bowels 
open and give mag. sulph. baths 1 to 16 parts 
water. 

M. D., Ind. 


Asthma Spray: 

R Cocain hydrochloride, gr. v. 

Menthol, gr. i. 

Dissolve et add soluble iodine, 3i. 

Mix et add sterile water, §i. 

Sig: Spray nose and breathe rapidly. 

M. D., Kan. 



22 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


AUTO-INTOXICATION 

Auto-Intoxication : 

^ Creosote, 5iii. 

Soluble iodine, 3iv. 

Oil turpentine, 5i. 

Oil cloves, 3iss. 

Thymol. 

Menthol, aa gr. viii. 

American oil, q. s. ad gxvi. 

M- Sig: Tablespoonful night and morning 
with a saline flush every other morning. 

M. D., Ky. 


A uto-Intoxication : 

I£ Cascara sagrada aromatic, §i. 

Neutralizing cordial, q. s. §iv. 

M- Sig: Half to a tablespoonful before 
meals. 

Another good one is to give enemas of 
half dram sodium bicarbonate to half pint 
water once or twice daily and give 15 grains 
sodium bicarbonate dissolved in water half 
hour after meals. 


M. D., W. Va. 






1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 23 


Auto-Intoxication: 

This causes a large per cent of chronic ill 
health. Chionace (A Nelson Baker prep¬ 
aration containing chionanthus, euonymus, 
taraxacum, lappa, echinacea and senna) 
with proper dieting will cure the most of 
them. 

Dr. M. Shadid, 
Carter, Okla. 

BARBERS’ ITCH 

Barbers' Itch: 

Light treatment daily after shaving a 
specific. In absence of this apply pure grain 
alcohol and touch pustule with carbolic acid. 

M. D., Mo. 


Barbers' Itch: 

Paint each pustule with mercury bich¬ 
loride solution in alcohol, 1 grain to the 
ounce, daily to effect. Epilate too. 

M. D., Ind. 

BALDNESS AND PARTIAL 
BALDNESS 

See Alopecia and Alopecia Areata. 



24 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


BED SORES 

Bed Sores: 

To prevent and cure a good sheep pelt 
hairy side next to patient beats any air 
cushion or water mattress. Prudence should 
dictate when this should not be used; how¬ 
ever, asepsis does not figure for much in 
these cases. 

M. D„ Ind. 


Bed Sores: 

When threatening bathe with alcohol and 
keep chamois skin soft side applied. 

After formed the following: 

^ Balsam Peru, oii. 

Ichthyol, 3i. 

Zinc oxide ointment, §i. 

M- Sig: Apply once daily and touch un¬ 
healthy granulations with nitrate silver. 

M. D., Yt. 


Bed Sores: 

Powdered zinc oxide and alcohol mixed 
to consistency of cream and applied is one 
of the very best treatments. 

M. D., Mo. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 25 


Bed Sores: 

I£ Unguent iodi (U. S. P.). 

Petrolatum, aa. 

M- Sig: Apply daily after cleansing with 
antiseptic wash. Keep covered with gauze 
and cotton. 

M. D., Ill. 


BED WETTING 

See Enuresis. 

BITES—SNAKE 
See under Snake-Bites. 

BLACK-WATER FEVER 
See Malarial Hematuria. 

BLOOD PRESSURE—HIGH 

Blood Pi ’ essure; High: 

Cal. floride 3x, 3 tablets three times daily 
after meals. Mag. sulph., 10 to 20 grains 
half hour before meals to keep bowels and 
kidneys active. Bathe body one to three 
times daily with mag. sulph., 1 ounce to 1 
pint hot vrater. 


M. D„ Ind. 



26 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Blood Pressure; High: 

Give 1/2 g r ^in crystal iodine in ounce of 
Stanolax or any pure mineral oil. Give a 
tablespoonful before meals and at bedtime, 
diet your j)atient and hear him praise you 
and send you other patients. This was tried 
on several hundred cases with excellent re¬ 
sults. M. D., Kan. 

Blood Pi 'essure; High: 

I have apparently prolonged valuable 
lives by the use of bromide of gold and 
arsenic (Arsenauro) and intestinal antisep¬ 
tics. It seems to lower the pressure in a 
material way in arterio sclerosis. 

Dr. G. E. Alexander, 

Castle Rock, Colo. 

Blood Pressure; High: 

See Diabetes High Blood Pressure. 

BLOOD POISONING (Septic Infection) 

Blood Poisoning (Septic Infection from Abra¬ 
sions ): 

Hot solutions of carbonate of ammonia 
applied continuously until the affected parts 
are shrunken and wrinkled. I read this in 
a medical journal in 1885 and have never 
yet found anything better. M. D,, Okla. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 27 


Blood Poisoning: 

Carbolic acid 25 to 33 parts, in olive oil 
or lard 67 to 75 parts. Wrap affected part 
with cotton, bandage and saturate with this 
carbolized oil three or four times daily. If 
wound is open reduce the carbolic acid to 
15 parts and increase the oil to 85 parts to 
cover raw surface. 

This will absolutely cure every case. 

Dr. F. M. Leitch, 
Moscow, Idaho. 


Blood Poisoning: 

See Septicaemia. 

BOILS AND CARBUNCLES 

Boils: 

A new and effective treatment. 

Rub vaseline upon one side of a piece of 
soft linen or borated gauze, quickly pour on 
it some chloroform and apply to the un¬ 
opened boil and cover with bandage. Smarts 
a little at first but soon gives a pleasant 
cooling sensation. 

Give patient the remedy and direct to 
change often. In few hours to a day or 
two boil softens and opens. 

M. D., Iowa. 



28 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Boils: 

Use Red P. P. Ointment on boils or any 
abscess. Put on plenty and after it is opened 
use it. It relieves the pain and stops the 
spread of the infection. A “Humdinger.” 

Dr. G. G. Balcom, 
Lake Wilson, Minn. 


Boils and Carbuncles: 

Hepar sulphur 3x. Three tablets before 
meals and at bedtime I have never known 
to fail. 

M. D., Ohio. 


Boils: 

Emollient Dressing (Flint Eaton, De¬ 
catur, Ill.). Something new and will draw 
and take core out without patient knowing 
it. Beats ichthyol. 

M. D., Ill. 


Boils: 

^ Calcii sulph., gr. xxxii. 

Specific echinacea (Lloyd’s), 5ii. 

Aquae, §iv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful in half glass water 
every two hours. 

Dr. R. I. Rholfing, 

San Dimas, Cal. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 29 


Boils: 

If taken in time can often be aborted by 
applying 20 grains menthol dissolved in an 
ounce of ether; keep it wet with this for an 
hour or more. 

Finding that a boil, bubo or abscess can 
not be aborted, I paint a rim of collodion, 
U. S. P. (not the flexible) just at the outer 
edge, then another inside, continue until 
only a place about the size of the end of 
a lead pencil is left in the center. In half 
to one hour it will be drawn to a head and 
open of its own accord. 

Before cutting a boil, bubo or abscess, 
draw a line with carbolic acid on a toothpick 
or the back of the knife; the carbolic acts 
as an anesthetic and as soon as the line turns 
white it can be cut without pain. 

W. R., M. D., Kansas City, Mo. 


Boils: 

Here is a good one: Give 10 grains of 
lactate of lime every three hours with a glass 
of water. Also give teaspoonful Epsom 
salts in a glass of water every day for a 
week or ten days. 

Dr. W. Hayes Brown, 
Jefferson, Mo. 



30 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Boils: 

If Glycerine, 7.00 

Phenol, 1.00 

M- Sig: Apply. 

Or 

^ Ichthyol, 1.00 

Ungt. hydg. nit., 1.00 
Vaseline, 8.00 

M- Sig: Apply. 

M. D., Canada. 

See Carbuncles. 

Boils: 

^ Ichthyol, §i. 

Tr. iodine, §i. 

Boroglyceride, q. s. gviii. 

M- Sig: Apply on lint or absorbent lint 
cotton and cover with parchment, paper 
or bandage. 

M. D., Tenn. 

Boils and Carbuncles: 

Give comp, sulphur tablets with a Homo, 
tablet titurate of phenol 3x t. i. d. and cut 
out salt diet. Intravenous arsenic, iron and 
phosphorus (Loeser) once a week. Apply 
adhesive plaster perforated so can apply 
compresses campho-phenique or, 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 31 


^ Phenol, m. xxv 

Bis. sub nit., oii. 

Vaseline, gi. 

M-Unguent. Sig: Apply twice or thrice 
daily using compresses. Spread on thick 
as a quarter. 

Dr. Jas. E. McCornell, 

8 E. 37th St., Chicago, Ill. 

Boils: 

Boric acid 5 grains three times daily 
aborts. 

M. D., Iowa. 

Boils; Chronic: 

^ Tr. ferri chloridi, 3iii. 

Sat. sol. mag. sulph., gviii. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful in water three times 
a day before meals. If bowels become 
too active decrease dose accordingly. 

Will do the work without fail if enough 
is taken before stopping. Worth the price 
of the book. 

M. D., Ark. 

Boils; Chronic: 

Fowler’s solution arsenic few drops 
three times daily gives remarkable results 
in chronic crops of boils, but not so sure 
for acute. M. D., Wis. 



32 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


BRIGHT’S DISEASE 

See Nephritis. 

BREAST 

Breast ; Inflamed: 

Apply camphorated olive oil and give: 

I£ Pot. acetate, giii. 

Aquae, §vi. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful in water every three 
or four hours. This will “dry up” the 
milk. 

M. D., Miss. 

Breast ; Caked: 

This can surely be stopped and threaten¬ 
ing abscess nipped in the bud if bryonia 6x 
3 drops or 6 tablets be given hourly upon 
the first signs of tension and hardening. 

(Here let me state that no Homeopathic 
remedy will act in the face of the fumes of 
camphorated or any other essential oils.) 

M. D., D. C. 

Breast; Caked: 

I£ Oil spearmint, §i. 

Sweet oil, giii. 

M- Sig: Place teaspoonful in a dish or ves¬ 
sel and heat and apply as hot as can be 
borne with friction twice daily. 

M. D., Mo. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 33 


Breast; To Arrest Secretion of Milk: 

Apply castor oil. Also saturate cloth with 
same and keep applied. You will be sur¬ 
prised how quick it works. 

M. D., Ohio. 

Breast ; To Develop: 

Massage with olive oil every night for two 
to six months and practice deep breathing. 

M. D„, Ohio. 

Breast; Abscess: 

See Abscess. 

BROMIDROSIS (Fetid Perspiration) 

Bromidrosis: 

A saturated solution of picric acid applied 
every night will cure the most obstinate case, 
the kind ninety-nine physicians out of the 
hundred will fail on with other remedies. 

Dr. H. Edw. Bacon, 

Fort Collins, Col. 

Bromidrosis: 

Add a tablespoonful of formalin to the 
pint of warm water. Wash feet with this, 
dry thoroughly and apply the following 
powder. 

I£ Acid salicylic, gr. xv. 

Starch, §i. 

Boric acid, §i. 


M. D., Canada. 



34 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Bromidrosis: 

1^ Formalin, 3iv. 

Aquae, §iv. 

M-Sig: First bathe feet with soap and 
water, then dampen with this solution 
each night. This has never failed me. 

Dr. R. G. Shanks, 
Autaugaville, Ala. 

See Hyperidrosis . 

BRUISES AND BURNS 

Unguentine. 

Vaseline alba, aa. 

M- Sig: Apply and cover with gauze, cot¬ 
ton and bandage. 

M. D., Okla. 

BRONCHITIS 

Bronchitis: 

^ Ammonii ehloridi, 3ss to 3i. 

Syr. ipecac, mx. to 3ss. 

Tr. belladonna, mx. to 3ss. 

Syr. Tolu, q. s. ad §ii. 

M- Sig: Half dram every two hours for 
children up to six years of age. 

M. D., Ore. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 35 


Bronchitis; Catarrhal: 

Sodi bromidi, gr. xl. 

Ammonium carbonate, gr. xii. 

Vini ipecac, 3i. 

Codein, gr. ii. 

Syr. Tolu, gii. 

Liq. ammon. acetatis, q. s. giv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful q. three hours in 
water. Almost a specific for over thirty 
years. 

Da. Edw. F. Hitchcock, 

1018 Nelson Ave., 
High Bridge, Bronx, N. Y. 


Bronchitis; Broncho-Pneumonia: 

Pot. bromide, 3ii. 

Spts. ammonii aromatic, 3iii. 

Ess. pepsin (Fairchild’s), §iss. 

Aquae dest., q. s. giii. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every two or three 
hours, for children. 

Have found nothing to equal this in forty 
years of practice. 

Dr. J. M. Watt, 

4538 Turney Road, 
Cleveland, Ohio. 



36 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Bronchitis; Counter Irritant for: 

Unguent capsolini. 

Analgesini balmi, aa gss. 

M- Sig: Apply well to chest and back every 
four hours. 

Drs. Fisher and Garnjobst, 

514 U. S. Nat. Bk. Bldg., Salem, Ore. 


Bronchitis; Secondary to Measles: 

Ammon, muriate, gr. xv. 

Spts. minderei, 3i. 

Syr. Tolu, §i. 

Sur. pruni virg., §i. 

Aquae anise, q. s. ad giii. 

M- Sig: Dram q. three hours. 

Dr. Ed. A. Coppola, 

41 Washington Ave. 
New Rochelle, N. Y. 


Bronchitis; Secondary to Influenza: 

Pot. iodide, 3iii. 

Amm. carbo., 3ii. 

Syr. acacia, giv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful in water every four 
hours. 


M. D., Mo. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 37 


Bronchitis ; Children: 

Rub chest night and morning with euca¬ 
lyptus oil and give 1 to 5 drops on sugar at 
the same time. I get marvelous results. 

M. D., Canada. 


Bronchitis; Chronic, Non-Tubercular: 

And chronic heart lesions are greatly 
benefited by the iodides but they must not 
be given to tuberculosis cases as they cause 
the breaking down of protective tissues. 

Sodium iodide, 3i. 

Aquae, giv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful t. i. d. after meals. 

Dr. C. B. Kenton, 
Artesian, S. Dak. 


Bronchitis; Acute: 

Apomorphine, gr. iii. 

Syr. hydriodic acid, q. s. ad gvi. 

M-Sig: Teaspoonful t. i. d. 

^ Syr. Dover’s, gi. 

Syr. white pine comp., q. s. ad §iv. 

M- Sig: Quarter to a half teaspoonful as 
needed. 



38 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Bronchitis ; Chronic ; Sputum Yellowish: 

To loosen give calcium sulphide 1 grain 
every hour to saturation, then two to four 
hours. 

M. D., Ind. 


Bronchitis: 

^ Lobel-Sang (Mallen’s). 

Dissolve grain pot. iod. to each dram. 
Sig: Teaspoonful every three hours. 
Local to chest: 

^ Oil mentha pip. 

Oil hemlock. 

Oil sassafras, aa 3ii. 

Spts. camphor. 

Oil organum aa q. s. ad §iv. 

M- Sig: Apply ad lib. 

M. D., Mich. 


Bronchitis; Cough: 

Balsam copabia, 3iii. 

Ess. peppermint, 3i. 

M- Sig: Twenty drops on lump sugar at 
bedtime. Children one drop for each year 
on sugar. Acts like magic for coughs and 
they cry for it. 


M. D., Ga. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 39 


Buboes: 


BUBOES 


To abort before pus forms, give proto¬ 
iodide mercury one-sixth grain t. i. d. 

M. D., Mich. 


Buboes: 

X-Ray treatment is excellent but light 
treatment is better. 

M. D., Mo. 

Buboes: 

See Boils , Collodion Treatment . 

BUNION 

Bunion: 

Take an inch cork, whittle it down to a 
quarter of an inch in the center, add some 
shreds of cotton and one short tape of 
adhesive plaster, put this between the first 
and second toes, paint the bunion with a 
strong sol. permanganate pot. (10 grains to 
water 2 drams) and go dance, dance to your 
heart’s content without knowing you have a 
bunion. 

Dr. G. E. F. Anderson, 

303-4 Ferguson Bldg., 

Los Angeles, Cal. 


Shape of Cork 



Tape 


Cotton 






40 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Burns: 


BURNS 


I£ Bismuth sub nit. 

Glycerine, aa. 

M- Sig: Apply. Will stop pain at once 
and heal without leaving a scar. 

Dr. J. Q. Moxley, 
Lewiston, Idaho. 


Burns: 

Picric acid 7 grains to the pint of water. 
Apply gauze and wet with solution. Best 
not to apply water to burn before using this. 

M. D., Ohio. 

Burns: 

Tr. cantharides 20 m. to a pint of water. 
Applied and covered with cotton kept wet 
with the solution the first twenty-four hours, 
then follow with Parresine sprayed on is the 
best treatment I know of. 

I must state, “The longer I live, the wider 
my experience and observations, the more I 
am convinced that life follows law and rules 
supreme.” Hence I try to keep in touch 
with all that harmonize with “Similla Sim- 

Dr. John A. Kirkpatrick, 

6834 So. Park Ave., Chicago, Ill. 


ililus.” 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 41 


Burns: 

Picric acid sat. sol. applied reasonably 
early will keep blisters from forming and 
give wonderful results. Not new but often 
overlooked for the new not so good. 

M. D., Col. 


Burns: 

Apply plain heavy gauze dressing to first 
and second degree burns and keep saturated 
with a 1 per cent solution of permanganate 
potassium and change dressings only every 
four or five days. Relieves pain instantly, 
quickly cures and prevents scar formation. 

Dr. W. R. Felts, 
Judsonia, Ark. 


Burns: 

Slight: Apply paste made of castor oil 
and whites of eggs. 

Severe: Immerse in a 20 per cent boric 
acid solution 90 to 100 F. for one hour, then 
in a normal saline solution for three hours; 
continue every day. Results remarkable. 
Immersing in sodium bicarbonate solution 
also excellent for those severe cases you do 
not know what to do with otherwise. 

M. D., Mo. 



42 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Burns: 

^ Linseed oil boiled, §xii. 

Phenol, 3ss. 

Bergunda pitch, 3ii. 

Tallow (beef), gii. 

M: Boil the oil with the pitch and tallow. 
Stir well, then add the carbolic acid and 
shake well. Keep ready for use when 
needed. 

Sig: Apply well to burned area and dust 
well with powdered charcoal, cover with 
bandage and leave for several days. When 
removed will find burn dry and no sup¬ 
puration. Redress leaving off the char¬ 
coal, if not needed to absorb discharge and 
moisture. 

This treatment saves what otherwise would 
be fatal cases; been worth hundreds of dol¬ 
lars to me. 

M. D., Tex. 


Burns; Recent: 

Distilled witch hazel, with 15 grains men¬ 
thol to the ounce. Wet the parts with it. 
The menthol paralyzes the nerves causing 
the pain and makes the patient very com¬ 
fortable. 


M. D., St. Louis, Mo. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 43 


Burns; Wet Dressing for: 

^ Acid picric. 

Phenol. 

Boric acid, aa gi. 

Thymol, gr. xxx. 

Spts. rect., to dissolve. 

Aquae dest., q. s. §xvi. 

M- Sig: Apply as desired. 

M. D., Kan. 


Burns: 

Just healed a very extensive gasoline burn 
of 2d and 3d degree with the following: 

Bis. subnit., §ss. 

Boric acid, §i. 

Spec. med. echinacea, §ss. 

White vaseline, q. s. gxvi. 

M- Sig: Apply on gauze. 

Dr. W. E. Barnes, 
Charleston, Ill. 


Burns: 

Ordinary varnish brushed on is an excel¬ 
lent protective dressing and treatment for 
burns. A grand specific. Once tried always 
used. 

Dr. M. W. Haynes, 
Sherman, N. Y. 



44 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Burns: 

Apply tr. ferric chloride freely over whole 
surface. Try not to break the blisters. Re¬ 
peat four or five times daily if needed. Some 
who use this treatment do not use freely 
enough. It will give results. The first im¬ 
pression is of increased pain, but continue 
the application and it soon ceases. 

Whenever the pain becomes severe re¬ 
apply. 

I claim for this treatment the following 
advantages: 

1st. It relieves the pain more promptly 
than any other dressing. 

2d. It forms a dry surface to which dress¬ 
ings do not stick. 

3d. It prevents infection and the forma¬ 
tion of pus. 

4th. Burns heal more quickly and there 
is less scar tissue. 

5th. It is inexpensive and easily applied. 

This is as great an improvement in treat¬ 
ing burns as antitoxin is in treating diph¬ 
theria, salvarsan in syphilis or emetin in 
amebic dysentery, and I hope to soon see 
it generally used. Also good for chilblains. 

Dr. Henry R. Slack, 

La Grange, Ga. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 45 


Burns: 


Use glycerine alone and surprise yourself. 


M. D., Wis. 


Burns; Gunpowder: 

Keep saturated with glycerine and ban¬ 
dage. 


M. D., Cal. 


Burns; Gunpowder; Stains or Grains; To Remove: 

I know of nothing else as good as scraped 
raw potato kept applied constantly. 

M. D., Mo. 


Burns; Gunpowder, Stains: 

Paint with ammon., bis. iodid and water 
equal parts. Then with dilute hydrochloric 
to reach the tissues more deeply affected. 

M. D., Pa. 


Burns; Sun: 

Creta preparata, giii. 

Glycothymoline, gii. 

Camphor-menthae, m. x. 

Aquae, q. s. ad gviii. 

M- Sig: Apply as a sedative lotion. 

M. D., Md. 



46 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Burns; Carbolic: 

For burns from carbolic acid nothing 
equals pure cider vinegar; apply full 
strength for 5 to 10 minutes. If in eye 
drop two or three drops of the diluted vine¬ 
gar in the eye. 

If the acid has been swallowed give it 
diluted with equal parts of water internally. 
Have saved several lives with this treatment. 
In lieu of vinegar dilute acetic acid can be 
used. Same for lye, lime, etc. 

W. R., M. D., K. C., Mo. 


Burm: 

See Circumcision; Antiseptic Dressing. 
CANCERS 

Cancer: 

First, teach your patients that all cases of 
cancer are curable without surgery if treated 
in time. (That’s all surgery can claim.) 
External: 

Zinc chlorid. 

Powd. gum acacia. 

Powd. galangal. 

Powd. charcoal, aa. 

Mix with water to a thick workable paste. 
Wash and if necessary shave the affected 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 47 


part. Paint the unbroken skin with pure 
liquid phenol. Apply the above eschar otic 
paste over all the tumor to be removed. 
Redress at least once daily. Continue till 
all the cancer is killed. Then poultice with 
flaxseed meal and powdered slippery elm, 
equal parts, made up with boiling water. 
Repoultice every two hours till cancer comes 
out. Cleanse and dress wound. If wound 
heals too rapidly, retard epithelium with 
soluble iodine or thuja. 

Internal: 

Locate the cancerous tumor by palpation 
or by methods of Abrams or White or both. 

Determine where nearest the surface. 

Use a powerful diathermy electrical ma¬ 
chine. Place large electrode, six or six by 
eight inches, opposite or farthest from the 
cancer. 

Place small electrode, two inch or so, im¬ 
mediately over the cancer. Cover electrodes 
or skin with thick lather. Apply diathermy 
gradually to point of tolerance at contact 
of small electrode. 

Commence with half hour seance, grad¬ 
ually lengthen to hour. Apply every day 
for month or two, then on alternate days 
an equal length of time. 



48 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Watch the intoxication and elimination of 
patient. Give alteratives and eliminants. 
May become necessary to discontinue dia¬ 
thermy at short intervals because of intoxi¬ 
cation with dead tumor. 

These are preeminently the methods of 
choice in curing cancers. 

M. D., Kansas City, Mo. 


Cancer ; Skin: 

^ Sat. sol. zinc chloride. 

Add pwd. bloodroot to make a salve or 
paste. 

Sig: Apply 36 to 48 hours. Clean off and 
apply vaseline or some healing ointment. 
This is worth $100. 

M. D,, Ohio. 


Cancer; Skin: 

There are hundreds of worthless formulas, 
“receipts,” etc., many of which are not only 
not beneficial but are actually injurious. 

I will give you one which experience has 
taught me is the best. A simple remedy, 
for which, after having seen several epithe¬ 
liomas, or skin cancers, cured by its use, I 
paid $185 for the formula which was kept 
a secret for many years by a minister named 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 49 


Scarborough of Bogue Chitto, Miss. He 
traveled over several states making a great 
many cures and adding quite a large sum 
to his bank account. 

His rule was never to accept for treat¬ 
ment a cancer larger than a silver quarter. 
The good old minister has long since passed 
“over the river/’ otherwise I would not take 
the liberty of making the formula known. 

^ Take one teaspoonful of arsenic and sixteen 
teaspoonfuls of beech drop. Not the kind 
usually sold in drug stores, but must be 
the kind gathered from beneath the beech 
tree and can be found only in the autumn. 
It is a small root resembling very much 
a “Spider Cancer,” which sends up its 
roots, shoots or small switches. They 
soon die and decay and there is no way 
to find the roots. They are to be dried 
in the shade, then finely powdered and 
mixed in the proportions mentioned above. 
Take a quantity of this and mix with vase¬ 
line to a thick paste. Cut a piece of cloth 
the shape of and about one-sixteenth inch 
larger than the cancer; upon this spread 
the paste and apply; let remain twenty- 
four hours; remove and make another 
application in similar manner; continue 



50 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


changing for seven days, unless cancer 
drops out sooner. 

Then discontinue its use and finish treat¬ 
ment with the following “Healing Salve”: 

3J Vaseline, lb. iss. 

Beeswax, lb. ss. 

Rosin pwd. fine, lb. ss. 

Gum camphor, §ss. 

Oil spikes, §i. 

Melt the first four over a slow fire, strain 
through cheese-cloth and while cooling add 
the oil spikes. Dress twice daily with this 
until healed. 

Note: When unable to get beech drop 
I have used instead pulverized bloodroot in 
same proportion and with about the same 
results. 

Dr. A. J. Whitworth, 
McComb, Miss. 

Cancer; Shin: 

3^ Galangal root pulverized. 

Zinc chloride, aa. 

Mix by adding water enough to make a 
paste. 

Sig: Apply for four to six days. Clean 
off and heal with zinc oxide ointment. 

M. D., Kan. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 51 


Cancer; Another Good Paste: 

Arsenic, 3ii. 

Acacia pwd., 3iss. 

Cocain, gr. vi. 

Make a paste by adding a very little 
water. 

Note: The cocain can as well be left out 
as it does no good. M D > Miss . 


Cancer; Gastric; For the Pain of: 

3^ Condurango corticis contused, 3iiss. 

Syr. simplicis, 3ii. 

Aquae bul., q. s. gvi. 

M. et keep in refrigerator. 

Sig: Tablespoonful every two hours. 

M. D., Conn. 


Cancer; Breast , Inoperable: 

Specific med. phytolacca (Lloyd’s) in 
simple elixir before meals. 

Specific med. pulsatilla in simple elixir 
after meals. Dosage two to four times 
that recommended on Lloyd’s preparations. 
This will benefit all cases, relieve pain, lessen 
exudate, tumor shrinks in size and patient 
improves in every way. Cures some hope¬ 
less looking cases. ^ jjj 



52 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Cancer; Inoperable: 

3^ Sod. selenio cyanate, 4 miligrams. 

Fiat, pillulae d. t. d. No. C. 

Sig: One pill one hour p. c. t. i. d. 

This diet modified from E. Kesaler: 

Breakfast: Tea or coffee with sugar and 
cream (not milk), little bread with much 
butter, fresh or cooked fruits. 

Dinner: Soup, fruit, cereals, vegetables (no 
meat broths), peas, lentils, beans, boiled 
or preserved fruits, salads. 

Supper: Fruits with sliced potatoes with 
butter, salads. 

M. D., N. Y. C. 


Cancer; Liver: 

Cholesterim 3x, 6 tablets three times daily. 
Nat. sulph. 6x, 3 to 5 tablets every two 
to four hours. Small dose mag, sulph. be¬ 
fore meals. 

Dr. M. W. Yencer, 

22 N. 14th St., 
Richmond, Ind. 


Cancer; Skin: 

I use Semerak Paste (Lindsay Labora¬ 
tories, Brooklyn) with success in every case. 
Removes moles absolutely painlessly, also 


warts. 


M. D., N. Y. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 53 


Cancer; Uterine, Inoperable: 

Give hypodermic of Protogen No. 1 
(Merrell’s) in gluteal muscle and repeat 
every two to five days and sometimes get 
most remarkable results and in few days at 
that. 

M. D., Okla. 

CANKER 

Canker; Sore Mouth: 

Russian rhubarb 1 or 2 grains once daily. 

M. D., Mich. 

CARBUNCLES 

Carbuncle: 

Do not cut. Give theridion 6x, six pellets 
every two hours and keep it saturated with 
Homeopathic tincture calendula one part to 
four parts water, changing dressing every 
two hours. 

M. D., Wash. 

Carbuncle: 

Wash clean, fill with brown sugar about 
one-eighth inch deep. Cover with soft linen 
and sprinkle with tincture lobelia. May have 
to be repeated but not more than three times. 
Try it and see. 


M. D., Tenn. 



54 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Carbuncle: 

See Boils and Carbuncles. 

CATARRH 

Catarrh: 

In middle-aged patients, either sex, with 
severe catarrhal conditions of nose and 
nasopharynx, inquire if suffered from diph¬ 
theria in childhood (before days of anti¬ 
toxin) ; if so, inject a syringful of antitoxin, 
increasing every other day until 40,000 units 
is reached if necessary and note the favorable 
results. 

Da. T. F. Hemessey, 

658 Western Ave., 
Lynn, Mass. 


Catarrh: 

Guaiac. 

Menthol. 

Oil Eucalyptus. 

Tannic acid, aa 3i. 

Boric acid, gxii. 

M- Sig: Apply with powder blower to nose 
and throat four times daily, or incorporate 
in vaseline and apply for nasal discharges. 

M. D., Kan. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 55 


Catarrh: 

5 Tannic acid. 

Menthol. 

Oil eucalyptus. 

Guiac, aa Si. 

M- Sig: Apply to nostrils two or three 
times daily. 

M. D., Kan. 

Catarrh: 

Calcium sulphide (Abbott's) to satura¬ 
tion has never disappointed me. 

M. D., Tenn. 


CATHARTICS 
See Laxatives. 


CHAFING 
See Intertrigo . 

CHALAZION 

Chalazion: 

Not large enough to operate on usually 
disappear if touched with Churchill's tinc¬ 
ture of iodine every two or three days, being 
careful to only touch the chalazion. 

Dr. Richard Satterlee, 

187 Delaware Ave., 
Buffalo, N. Y. 



56 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


CHANCROID 

Chancroid: 

Bis. sub nit. 

Calomel. 

Aristol, aa. 

M- Sig: Use as a dusting powder twice 
daiJ y- M. D., Okla. 

Chancroid: 

See Blue Anodyne Powder under Ezcema, 
Moist. 

CHILBLAINS (Frostbite) 

Chilblains: 

^ Carbolic acid, 5i. 

Tr. iodine, 3ii. 

Tannic acid, §i. 

Simple ointment, giv. 

M- Sig: Apply twice daily. Worth its 
weight in gold. Will relieve frosted feet 
as promptly as morphine will pain. 

M. D., Iowa. 

Chilblains: 

I£ A half dram iodoform in one ounce oleic 
acid. 

Sig: Apply with camel-hair brush. Twice 
generally gives a permanent cure. 

M. D., N. H. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 57 


Chilblains: 

A teaspoonful zinc acetate in a washbowl 
of water. Soak feet three or four times at 
night and the trouble will disappear. 

This has not failed me in twenty years’ 
practice. 

Dr. E. L. Morgan, 
Graham, Mo. 


Chilblains: 

Apply at bedtime a 6 per cent solution of 
dichleramine-T. in chlorosane. One appli¬ 
cation usually does the work. 

Dr. F. P. Rasmusson, 
Center, N. Dak. 


Chilblains: 

See Barns , tr. iron treatment. 

CHOLERA MORBUS 

^ Aquae cinnamon. 

Ess. pepsin (Fairchild’s). 

Syr. Tolu. 

Tr. opii camph., aa §ss. 

Bis. sub nit., §i. 

Aquae, q. s. gii. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every 15 minutes till 
better. 


M. D., Iowa. 



58 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Cholera Morbus: 

Mag. carb. 

Spts. ammonii arom., aa oi. 

Aquae mentha piperi, giv. 

M- Sig: Shake well and take teaspoonful 
every hour until well. 

M. D., Okla. 


Cholera Morbus: 

Spec. med. dioscorea, 3ii. 

Spec. med. colocynth, m. v. 

Glyconda, 3iv. 

Glycerin, ^i* 

Aquae, q. s. ad §iv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every half hour for 
four hours, then every three or four hours. 

M. D., Okla. 


Cliordee: 


CHORDEE 


Apply Dionol and it will vanish very 
qmckly ' M. D., Wis. 


Chordee: 

Inject a 1 per cent sol. quinine and urea 
hydrochloride; may repeat in half hour. 

Dr. S. E. Arnold, 

536 Standard Life Bldg., 

Decatur, Ill. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 59 


Chordee: 

See Gonorrhea. 

CHLOASMA (Liver Spots) 

Chloasma: 

Strongly suggestive of hypoadrenia. Give 
suprarenal cortex four times daily. 

M. D., N. Y. 


CHOREA (St. Yitus Dance) 

Chorea: 

Spec. med. macrotys, 3i. 

Spec. med. gelsemium, Sss. 

Spec. med. hyoscyamus, 3ii. 

Aquae, q. s. ad giv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every two or three 
hours alternated with Fowler’s solution 
of arsenic. 

M. D., Colo. 


Chorea: 

^ FI. ext. cyperipedium, 5iii. 

Water, q. s. ad giv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful four to six times daily 
will cure every case in 30 days. 

M. D., St. Louis, Mo. 



60 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Chorea: 

Sodium cacodylate % to 1% grains hypo¬ 
dermically every three days. Best remedy. 

M. D., Ohio. 


Chorea: 

Asperin 15 grain doses every four hours 
when required is the best drug I have ever 
used for the control of choreic movements. 

Dr. Geo. E. Thompson, 

Inman, S. C. 


CIRCUMCISION—Children 

Circumcision; Children: 

In all cases of nervousness, under-develop¬ 
ment, crying and starting in sleep, scratching 
and rubbing of genitals, urticaria and other 
eruptions, blindness without known cause, 
incoordination in gait and speech, failure in 
school, irritability, incorrigibility, dishonesty 
and tying, masturbation in both sexes, and 
in many other obscure conditions; examine 
boys for tight or redundant foreskin, short 
frenum or pinhole meatus, and little girls 
for hooded clitoris. Correct these conditions 
in every case. More frequent in girls than 
in boys. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 61 


Circumcision; Adults: 

Look for same conditions in men and 
women; especially “Man Haters” or “Man 
Chasers,” women who are shutins, not social, 
do not marry, are retiring, melancholy and 
inclined to weep; whose married life is en¬ 
tirely unsatisfactory and relations unsatis¬ 
factory, disgusting, revolting, etc. Correct 
the condition by circumcision and proper 
attention to the orifices. Much more fre¬ 
quent in women than in men. 

M. D., K. C., Mo. 


Circumcision; Antiseptic for: 

Carbolic acid. 

Cresol, aa §i. 

Oil lavender, §ss. 

Castor oil, gxvi. 

M- Sig: Apply on aseptic cotton. This re¬ 
lieves pain at once and pus will never 
form. Do not remove dressing but apply 
more of the antiseptic to the cotton. 

I use no other dressing and all cases heal 
by first intention. Never a slough. Also 
excellent for burns and wounds. 

M. D., Okla. 

Circumcision: 

Dionol dressing is the thing. 

M. D., Wis. 



62 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


COLDS 

See Coryza. 


COLIC 

Colic; Nursing Babies: 

Nursing too fast, milk flows too freely 
from breast or bottle. To cure buy a breast 
nipple shield or if bottle fed a new nipple 
with smaller hole in it so baby has to work 
(suck) to get the milk, and the colic is for¬ 
ever cured. Milk must be insalivated and 
this is impossible when it is flowing so freely. 
Remove the cause and the colic is cured. 

Dr. I. J. Eales, 

5681 W. Lake St., 

Chicago, Ill. 


Colic: 

IJ Tr. lobelia, 3iss. 

Tr. dioscorea, §i. 

Tr. nux vomica, 3ss. 

Aquae, q. s. ad giv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every hour or oftener 
for two or three doses, then every two or 
three hours. 


M. D., Miss. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 63 


Colic; Gall-stone: 

See Gall-stone Colic. 


Colitis: 


COLITIS 


Glycothymoline, Ji. 

Bis. sub nit., 3i. 

Aquae, q. s. gii. 

M- Sig: Half teaspoonful every four hours 
for a child one year old. Older children 
in proportion. Also give half teaspoonful 
elixir lactated pepsin every four hours. 


Colitis; Chronic , Enema for: 

Water, 1 gallon. 

Permanganate potash, §i. 

Hydrochloric acid, c. p. 3vi. 

Phosphoric acid (85%), 3iii. 

Mix the first three, let stand 24 hours, 
then add 1 dram of the last every two hours 
till 3 drams are added. From this mix¬ 
ture take 1 dram and add to a quart of water 
to be used as an enema night and morning or 
as needed. Have patient retain 5 to 10 
minutes if possible. It liberates free oxygen 
and chlorine and cleanses effete matter and 
unloads bowel. Known as Bullock’s Sol. 

M. D., N. Mex. 



64 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Colitis; In Children: 

Zinc sulphocarbolate, gr. iv. 

Copper arsenite, gr. 1/300. 

Codeine, gr. ss. 

Hyoscyamine sulphate, gr. 1/84. 

Aquae, giii. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every hour till better, 
then every two hours. 

Dr. H. W. Stephenson, Ala. 


Colitis: 

See Illio-Cotitis, Gastro-Enteritis and Diar¬ 
rhoea . 


CONJUNCTIVITIS (Sore Eyes) 
Conjunctivitis: 

Glycothymoline, 1 or 2 parts to water 8 
parts. 

Sig: Drop into eyes hourly. Have had 
no reason to use anything else for twenty- 
five years. Excellent for any kind of sore 
eyes. 

Dr. L. It. Emerick, 

116 E. Somers St., 

Eaton, Ohio. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 65 


Conjunctivitis: 

Make a saturated solution of boric acid, filter 
and add one-third water that has been 
boiled (distilled water irritating to the 
eye), then add 1 grain sulphate of zinc 
to each ounce. Use as desired. Don’t 
use atropine unless clearly indicated. 
Conjunctivitis is sometimes associated 
with glaucoma. 

M. D., N. Y. 


Conjunctivitis: 

Make a saturated solution of boric acid in 
camphor water. Drop three or four drops 
into eyes several times daily. 

M. D., N. Y. 


Conjunctivitis; Pink Eye: 

Argyrol, gr. xxx. 

Aquae, gii. 

Sig: Cleanse eye with boric acid sol. and 
follow with several drops of the above, re¬ 
peated as desired. Quickly relieved and 
cured. 


M. D., Miss. 



66 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Conjunctivitis; Traumatic: 

Adrenalin chloride sol. (1-1000), 3i. or ii. 
Cocain hydrochloride, gr. i. 

Normal saline sol., gi. 

M- Sig: Apply as often as needed for re¬ 
lief, every 30 minutes to 1 hour. Always 
gives results in minor injuries. 

M. D., Ind. 


Conjunctivitis: 

See Eye Inflammations; Acute . 
CONSTIPATION 

Constipation: 

Give 30 drops cascara at night, decreasing 
dose one drop each night, and order going 
to stool regular each morning. 

M. D., Mich. 


Constipation: 

Give a quart of normal salt solution (one 
or two teaspoonfuls of salt to the quart of 
water) internally half to one hour before 
breakfast. 


M. D., Tenn. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 67 


Constipation: 

^ FI. ext. mandrake, 3iiss. 

FI. ext. senna, 3iv. 

FI. ext. cascara, §i. 

Tr. belladonna, §i. 

Tr. nux vomica, 3iiss. 

Glycerine, §i. 

Elix. simplex, gii. 

M- Sig: Half to a teaspoonful night and 
morning. 

M. D., Kan. 


Constipation: 

Small doses cascara combined with nux 
vomica will often give better results than 
large doses. The following acts well: 

ty FI. ext. cascara. 

FI. ext. nux vomica. 

Ext. licorice, aa %i. 

Simple syrup, q. s. adgviii. 

M- Sig: Shake and take one-third to a tea¬ 
spoonful before meals. 

Or 

Of the above mixture, §i or ii. 

Neutralizing cordial, q. s. %iv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful before meals. 

M. D., W. Va. 



68 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Constipation: 

^ Mag. sulph., giss (dissolved in hot water). 
FI. ext. belladonna, m. x. 

FI. ext. nux vomica, 3ss. 

Kasagra, giv. 

Aquae, q. s. ad gviii. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful or two as needed. 

Dr. James W. Cairns, 
Pipestone, Man., Canada. 


Constipation: 

^ Sodii salicylate, 3i. 

Phenolphthalein, 3ss. 

Cascara evacuant (P. D.), q. s. ad §h. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful in glass water on re¬ 
tiring. Shake well. 

Note: Synthetic salicylate good as any. 
Dr. Riddick Ackerman, 
Ackerman-Turner Sanatorium, 

Walterboro, S. C. 


Constipation: 

^ Phenolphthalene, 8.00 

FI. ext. cascara aromatic, 60.00 
Mist, rhei et natri, 120.00 

M-fiat mist. Sig: Shake and take tea¬ 
spoonful at night. 


M. D„ N. Y. C. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 69 


Constipation: 

Dr. Cox Golden Seal Laxative. 


Ext. golden seal, 0.017 

Ext. nux vomica, 0.008 

Ext. belladonna fol., 0.008 
Chinanthin, 0.017 

Collinsonin, 0.011 

Podophyllin, 0.017 

Ipecac pwd., 0.007 

Zedoary pwd., 0.008 

M- fiat pil. No. i. 


Sig: One or two at bedtime or in very 
chronic cases one one hour after meals, 
diminishing gradually as regular habit 
becomes established. 

Dr. J. A. Cox, 
Wheeling, W. Va. 


Constipation: 

^ Nitro-muratic acid dil., 3x. 

Kasagra (F. Stearns, Detroit), q. s. adgiv. 
M- Sig: Teaspoonful after meals, decreased 
as indicated. 

Dr. T. E. Miller, 
Ripley, Tenn. 

6 



70 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Constipation: 

The following will cure any case of 
habitual constipation: 

IJ FI. ext. leptandrin, 3iv. 

FI. ext. nux vomica, 3i. 

FI. ext. cascara, §ii. 

Phenolphthalen, 3ii. 

Simple syrup, q. s. ad gviii. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful t. i. d., the last dose 
at bedtime; replace each dose taken from 
the bottle with simple syrup or water. In 
this way the dose is gradually reduced as 
cure progresses. M. D., Miss. 

Constipation: 

Don’t forget Drysdale Aperient (Maltbie 
Chem. Co.), one at bedtime. 

Dr. C. W. Robb, 
Goodletsville, Tenn. 

Constipation: 

See Laxatives. 

CONVULSIONS (Spasms) 
Convulsions: 

When due to intestinal irritation: 

Zincum cyanatum 6x, 1 or 2 grains every 
two hours to t. i. d., according to age and 
severity. M. D., Cal. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 71 


Convulsions: 

Subculoid lobelia 15 to 30 m. hypoder¬ 
mically is an absolute specific. 

M. D., Ind. 

Convulsive Tendency; Spasmophilia: 

Parathyroid substance 1/20 to 1/10 grain, 
according to age, after meals. 

M. D., Wis. 

Convulsions; Tetanus: 

See under Tetanus. 


Convulsions; Uremic: 

See under Suppression of Urine. 


Corns: 


CORNS 


Acid salicylic, 3i. 

Oil tiglii, 3i. 

Tallow, gii. 

M: This is an excellent corn salve. 

Dr. H. LeSaulnier, 
Red Bud, Ill. 


Corns: 

Cut a milkweed and apply the milk to 
corns and warts. I cured mine that way. 

A Layman, Peru, Ind. 



72 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Corns; Soft: 

Rub in a few drops spts. turpentine; this 
smarts; then place a little powdered resorcin 
just over the corn. Note the ease obtained. 

Note: Rub the turpentine around the 
corn and the resorcin on same. 

M. D., Okla. 

Corns; Soft: 

Apply silver nitrate stick. This also good 
for the hard ones after paring off callous. 

M. D., Cal. 

Corns; Soft: 

Mix pulv. chalk with castor oil to make a 
soft paste or ointment and apply. I wish 
for nothing better. 

M. D., Wis. 

Corns; Soft: 

Never saw a doctor who could cure a soft 
corn, but thigenol (Hooffman LaRoche) 
will cut the caper. 

M. D., Idaho. 


Corns; Soft: 

Apply a little formaldehyde on cotton as 
required. 

Drs. Paul and Paul, 
Sunderland, Ont., Canada. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 73 


CORYZA (Colds) 

Coryza: 

^ Sodium bicarbonate, 3v. 

Oil mentha pip., m. iii. 

M-fiat charts, No. vi. 

Sig: One powder every two hours. 

Very successful regardless of duration of 
the cold. Sometimes needed to repeat the 
second day. 

M. D., Miss. 


Coryza: 

^ Antipyrine. 

Quinine sulph. vel hydrochlorate, aa 3ss. 
Pulv. zingiberis, gr. viiss. 

Caffeinae citratis, gr. xv. 

M-et fiat caps. No. xv. 

Sig: One capsule every two or three hours. 

This breaks the cold in a “jiffy” and makes 
the patient feel good. 

M. D., Nebr. 


Coryza: 

I always abort a cold with ^4 gr* dionin 
every three or four hours when I can begin 
in time. M. D., Mich. 



74 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Coryza: 

IJ Acetanilid, gr. i. 

Opii pwd., gr. 1/5. 

Quin, sulph., gr. i. 

Camphor pwd., gr. 1/10. 

Ammon, chlorid, gr. i. 

M-fiat one tablet. 

Sig: Give as indicated. 

Best I ever used. P. D. puts up these 
tablets. 

M. D., Ark. 


Coryza: 

Lenigallol, gr. xv. 

Zinc oxide, Siiss. 

Amyli, 3iss. 

Sach. lact., ad gss. 

M-fiat an unguent. 

Sig: A pledget of cotton should be dipped 
in this ointment and inserted deeply into 
the nostrils. Allow to remain two to three 
hours and repeat twice. It is curative in a 
short time. 


M. D., Philadelphia, Pa. 


Coryza: 

Chlorate pot., oi. 

Aquae, q. s. gvi. 

M- Sig: Tablespoonful every four hours. 

M. D., Miss. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 75 


Coryza ; Of a Grippe Character: 

Acetanilid, gr. xii. 

Salol, gr. xx. 

Codeine, gr. iss. 

Quinin bisulph., gr. v. 

Strychnin sulph., gr. 1/15. 

M-fiat caps. No. xii. 

Sig: Give one every hour until relieved, 
then less often. Has given perfect re¬ 
sults for 16 years. Can guarantee this. 
Dr. W. E. Van Landinghan, 
West Palm Beach, Fla. 


Coryza: 

Spts. camphor, 3iii. 

Spts. lavender comp. 

Spts. chloroformi, aa 3ii. 

Elix. lactopeptini, gii. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful well diluted every one 
to four hours. 

Dr. D. J., N. Y. 


Coryza: 

To stop watery discharge from nose and 
eyes, drink hot salt (saturated solution) 
water freely. 


M. D., Iowa. 



76 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Coryza: 

Quinin sulph., gr. xl. 

Acetanilid. 

Camphor pwd. 

Capsicum pwd., aa gr. xx. 

Dover’s powder, 5i. 

i 

Ammon, chlorid., 3ii. 

M-et fiat caps. No. C. 

Sig: One capsule every hour or two. 
This is one of my best prescriptions. 

M. D., Pa. 


Coryza; Children: 

Give a laxative and the following: 

IJ Menthol. 

Gum camphor, a a gr. ii. 

Vaseline, §i. 

M- Sig: Heat and place small quantity up 
the nostrils several times daily. Why use 
patent croup and pneumonia salves, vapor 
rub, etc.? This is it. 

M. D., Miss. 

Coryza; Beginning: 

On retiring give tr. aconite, 2 drops. This 
may be repeated a few times every hour. 
Then take a laxative and Dovers’ powder 
gr. 10 and sp. gelsemium 10 or 15 drops. 
Much improvement next morning. 

M. D., Okla. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 77 


Coryza; Local Application: 

In place of camphorated oil my favorite: 
Camphor, 3ii. 

Tr. iodine. 

Phenol. 

Glycerine, aa. 

M- Sig: Paint on front, side and back of 
chest. 

M. D., Ore. 


Coryza; Plaster for: 

Tr. iodine, 3ii. 

Quinin sulph. 

Oil hemlock, aa 3ii. 

Gum camphor, gr. 1. 

Vaseline, gii. 

M- Sig: Apply over chest once or twice 
daily. 

M. D., Tex. 


COUGHS 

Coughs: 

Terpin hydrate. 

Heroin hyd., aa gr. ii. 

Syr. Tolu, q. s. ad §ii. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every two or three 
hours. A sedative where nothing else 
seems to help. 


M. D., Mo. 



78 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Coughs; Children: 

Syr. ipecac. 

Syr. scillae, aa 3iss. 

Glycerine. 

Syr. pruni. virg., aa q. s. ad §iv. 

M- Sig: One-fourth to a teaspoonful q. 
three or four hours. Also give calcidin. 

Coughs; Croupy: 

To loosen apply C. & C. Unguent (Til- 
den) locally to chest. 

M. D., Ind. 


Coughs: 

Creosote (beechwood), oss. 

Pot. iodidi, 3i. 

Ammon, chlorid, 3ii. 

Misturia glycyrrhiza comp., q. s. ad gvi. 

M- Sig: Tablespoonful every three or four 
hours as an expectorant. 

M. D., Mo. 


Coughs: 

My favorites are iod. ammonium 1 to 3 
grains every two hours, and pure cod liver 
oil, honey and Jamacia Rum equal parts. 
A tablespoonful repeated as needed. 

M. D., Md. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 79 


Cough; Adult , Severe: 

R Calcidin. 

FI. ext. opii, aa 3i. 

Syr. coccilana comp., giii. 

Kasagra, gi. 

Syr. hypophos. comp., ad gviii. 

M- Sig: One or two teaspoonfuls q. only 
as needed to check. ^ -q Canada 

Coughs: 

1^ Ammon, carbo., 3ss. 

Aonmon. chlor. 3i. 

Tartar emetic, gr. i. 

Chloroform, m. xx. 

Syrup, q. s. ad giv. 

M-Sig: Teaspoonful q. three hours. Add 
paregoric if needed. M D N Y 


Coughs: 

Syr. squillae comp., gi. 

Syr. ipecac, 5iii. 

Codeine sulph., gr. iii; vel. tr. opii, 3iss. 
Chloroform, m. viii. 

Spts. ammon. arom., 3vi to gi. 

Syr. pruni. virg., q. s. ad giii. 

(Or syr. Tolu, giii for children.) 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every two to four 
hours. Children in proportion. 

M. D., Ill. 



80 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Coughs: 

1^ Ammo, carbo., 5i. 

Ammon, chlor., 3i. 

Laudanum (tr. opii), 3ii. 

Aquae, q. s. ad giv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every three or four 
hours. 

M. D., N. C. 


Coughs: 

Syr. scillae comp. 

Syr. ipecac, aa 3ii. 

Morph, sulph., gr. i. 

Syr. prunus virginianus, giv. 

Syr. Tolutani, q. s. ad giv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every two to four 
hours. 

Note: When the morphia is left out it 
does not relieve the cough nearly so well. 

M. D., Cal. 


Coughs ; Secondary to Influenza: 

FI. ext. sanguinaria. 

FI. ext. spongia, aa. 

Sig: In any heavy syrup. Small doses 
often repeated. “Knocks ’em.” 

M. D., Iowa. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 81 


Coughs: 

Syr. wild cherry. 

Syr. Tolu, q. s. giv. 

Ammon, chlorid, 3v. 

Heroin, gr. ii. 

Spts. ammon. arom., 3ii. 

Menthol expectorant (P. D.), gxvi. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every one to three 
hours as needed. M> D Jn[L 


Cough; Nervous: 

Chloral hydrate, 3i. 

FI. ext. gelsemium, 3ss. 

FI. ext. pruni. virg., 3i. 

FI. ext. sanguinaria, 3ss. 

Syr. Tolu, q. s. giv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every two hours. 
Fine for nervous coughs. 

M. D., Tex. 


Cough; Chronic: 

In ordinary cases which resist usual treat¬ 
ment, paint the chest, back and sides from 
the neck down to border of the ribs with 
tr. iodine. Usually one painting is sufficient 
but occasionally it takes two or three paint¬ 
ings one to three days apart. 

Dr. J. A. Burnett, 
Crum Creek, Okla. 



82 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Cough; Night, of Children: 

Stobelia (Merrell’s, Cincinnati) appro¬ 
priate dosage is a wonder worker. Give 
every 15 minutes until two to four doses at 
night will give the child and mother rest. 
This sometimes known as stillingia and 
lobelia compound and the formula is as fol¬ 
lows : 

Oil stillingia, viii. 

Oil lobelia, m. ii. 

Oil cajeput, q. s. gi. 

Also known as comp, stillingia liniment. 

Dr. Clinton R. Lytle, 
McPherson, Kan. 


Cough; Harsh: 

To loosen that dry, rasping, cutting 
cough: 

Phosphoric acid dilute, 3ss to i. 

Ammon, chlorid, 3ii. 

Any simple cough syr., q. s. giv. 

M- Sig: Half to a teaspoonful every hour 
or two. 


M. D., Ill. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 83 


Coughs; with Gastric and Intestinal Derange¬ 
ments: 

ly Codeine, 0.007 

Antimonii tart., 0.005 
Guiasote, 4.000 

Glycerine, q. s. 8.000 
M- Sig: One such dose q. every three or 
four hours. 

Dr. Sidney Talbot, 
Nevada City, Cal. 

Coughs; Herbal Remedy: 

^ Wild cherry bark. 

Horehound leaves. 

Hops. 

Chestnut leaves, aa gi. 

M: Boil all together in quart soft water to 
form a strong dark tea. Strain through 
cheese-cloth and add one pound loaf sugar 
and simmer slowly to a thick syrup. 

Sig: A teaspoonful often repeated. 

M. D., Wis. 


Coughs; Explosive: 

^ Anesthesin-Calcidin Troches (Abbott), No. 
xxiv. 

Sig: One every two hours or oftener. 
“Acts like magic.” 


M. D., Nevada. 



84 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Coughs: 

Tr. capsicum 5 drops added to each ounce 
of any cough syrup enhances its value. 

Dr. E. B. Lynch, 
Leadville, Colo. 

Cough: 

See Bronchitis; Cough. 

CRAMPS 

Cramps: 

Mag. phos. 6x, 3 one drop tablets every 
15 to 30 minutes in hot water. 

Fine for neuralgias also.M. D., Tenn. 

Cramps; Diarrhea, etc.: 

See Cholera Morbus. 

CRETINISM 
See Idiocy, Cretonoid. 

CROUP (Non-Diphtheritic) 

Croup: 

3J Pot. bromid. 

Pot. chlorid, aa iiss. 

Pulv. ipecac, gr. viii. 

Pulv. ext. licorice, gss. 

Aquae, giiss. 

Syr. squillis, q. s. §iv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every half hour. 

M. D., Okla. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 85 


Croup: 

FI. ext. lobelia, 3i. 

FI. ext. cypripedium, 3ii. 

Spt. lavender comp., oiii. 

Calcidin, gr. xx. 

Syr. Tolu, q. s. §iv. 

M- Sig: A teaspoonful every 30 minutes 
to 2 hours as needed. A specific for spas¬ 
modic croup. 

M. D., Tex. 


Croup: 

Dram spts. camphor to a glass water. 
Give a teaspoonful every 10 to 15 minutes. 

M. D., Ill. 

Croup: 

^ Sod. bromid, 3ii. 

Syr. ipecac, 3i. 

Syr. limonis, 3iv. 

Sat. sol. pot. chlorate, q. s. gii. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every half hour till re¬ 
lieved, then every two or three hours. 
This has relieved croup for me for twenty 
years; no failures. 

Dr. Willis Walley, 

2121/2 W. Capitol St., 
Jackson, Miss. 



86 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Croup: 

Calcidin, dissolved in hot water, kept 
warm, and given in half grain doses every 
five minutes for ten to twenty doses, will 
nearly always give relief in croup as well 
as any congested condition about the throat 
and lungs. It’s worth trying. 

Dr. I. W. Surratt, 

Belspring, Va. 


Croup: 

Calcidin (Abbott’s), gr. v; tabs. No. xii. 
Sig: Give one tablet crushed in hot (not 
warm) water every 10 to 15 minutes until 
relief. 

Dr. C. H. Day, 
Clarksville, Pa. 


Croup: 

Spr. med. aconite. 

Spr. med. spongia, aa m. x. 

Alcohol, §i. 

M- Sig: One or two drops every hour. 
Lengthen intervals as improvement shows. 
Acts like a charm. Almost like magic. 
Dr. W. R. D. Nickelson, 

Van Buren, Ark. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 87 


Croup; Harsh, Barking Cough: 

Spongia 3x. Three tablets every three 
hours. 


M. D., Tenn. 


Croup: 

Pot. bromid, oii. 

Heroin, gr. 

Spts. chloroform, 3i. 

Syr. simp., gi. 

Aquae, q. s. ad gii. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every one to three 
hours. 

Also give calcidin (Abbott’s) 1 grain in 
warm water every half hour. 

M. D., Canada. 


Croup: 

If Acid hydrobromic dil., 5iv. 

Syr. squills, 3vi. 

Alcohol. 

Chloroform, aa q. s. ad gviii. 

M- Sig: Shake well and give teaspoonful 
every 15 minutes to a child about ten years 
old; others accordingly until relieved. 
Also efficacious in some asthmatic con¬ 
ditions. Used by my father and myself 
for over a quarter century. 

M. D., Pa. 



88 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Croup: 

Apomorphine 1/64 grain dose with first 
cough and repeat every half hour if needed. 

M. D., Canada. 


Croup: 

Subculoid lobelia 15 to 20 drops diluted 
with water never fails to get quick relief. 

Dr. A. E. Davis, 

Arbala, Tex. 


Croup: 

Chloralis, gr. lxxv. 

Pot. bromidi, gr. xlv. 

Ammonii bromidi, gr. xxx. 

Aquae cinnamonii, ad §ii. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful and repeat in twenty 
minutes if not relieved. This dose for 
child about five years old. For younger 
children slightly smaller dosage. 

The first dose generally gives relief, and I 
have never had to give the third. The chloral 
relieves the spasm of the larynx; the brom¬ 
ides allay the nervousness. This has no effect 
in true membranous croup (diphtheria). 
Have been thanked oftener for this than 
anything I ever gave out. 


M. D., Ga. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 89 


Croup: 

Ammon, carb. (fresh crystals), gr. xx. 
Simp, syr., gii. 

M- Sig: One-fourth to a teaspoonful every 
15 minutes. 

M. D., Ill. 


CRYPTORCHID (Undescended Testicles) 

Crypt orchid; Children: 

Thyroid extract gr. ss. b. i. d. must be 
given for a period of six months to a year. 
I have treated two cases with excellent re¬ 
sults. 

M. D., N. Y. 


CYSTITIS 

Cystitis: 

Irrigate bladder as often as every other 
day for five or six times with sat. boric acid 
sol. Then irrigate with 8 per cent silvol 
(P. D.) for four or five times. Give large 
doses of sod. bicarbonate to render urine 
alkaline. Also give liq. pot. citrate, two 
teaspoonfuls every three hours. The above 
carried out properly will relieve the most 
obstinate case promptly. 

M. D., Mo. 



90 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Cystitis: 

^ FI. ext. hyoscyamus, 5i. 

Pot. citrate, gi. 

Aquae dest., q. s. ad giii. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful in little water every 
three or four hours. 

M. D,, Mo. 

Cystitis: 

^ Chloral hyd., oii. 

Hyoscyamine, gr. 1/5. 

Sod. bicarb., 3iv. 

Elix. simplex, gi. 

Aquae, q. s. ad giv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful in a little water every 
three or four hours. 

M. D., La. 


Cystitis: 

Take a recently voided sample of patient’s 
urine. Let stand a short time, or centrif¬ 
ugate at once. Decant clear urine. 

Of the above take 1 dram of the sediment, 
add water q. s. 4 ounces. Then add specific 
med. apis 5 drops and specific med. nux 
vomica 10 drops. 

M- Sig: A teaspoonful four times daily. 

M. D., Mo. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 91 


Cystitis; Sub-acute or Chronic: 

Is curable with Homeopathic mother tinc¬ 
ture allium cepa and epigea repens. 

IJ Allium cipa (red onion tr.). 

Epigea repens, aa 3ii. 

Aquae dest., giv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every two hours. 

M. D., Cal. 


Cystitis; Chronic or Acute: 

Irrigate with warm sod. bicarb, sol. 10 
per cent. Then with a 10 per cent silvol 
sol. for 10 to 15 minutes and drain well. 
Then inject one to three ounces of pure milk 
of bismuth and allow to remain until next 
bladder action. 

This gives wonderful relief after other 
means have failed. 

M. D., Miss. 


Cystitis; Chronic: 

Monobromate camphor, gr iii. four times 
daily. 


M. D., Mo. 



92 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Cystitis; Burning on Micturition: 

3^ Spec. med. apis, m. v. 

Aquae, giv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every hour until re¬ 
lieved. 

M. D., Mo. 

Cystitis: 

See Sexual Neurosis. 

DANDRUFF 

Dandruff: 

Rub in well every night a 30 per cent sol. 
of lactic acid and wash out next morning 
with tar soap. Repeat in two to four weeks. 

Or sod. sulphite 1 dram to 8 ounces water 
used the same way. 

M. D., Ohio. 

Dandruff: 

Massage scalp once or twice daily with 
the dry hands and fingers, rubbing well; 
hold the scalp tight and move it on the skull. 
This stimulates the circulation, cures dan¬ 
druff and stops falling hair. This may be 
well known, but if not it should be, for it is 
an excellent non-medical treatment that gets 
results quickly. 


M. D., Tenn. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 93 


DEAFNESS 

Deafness: 

First, with a medicine dropper inject 
hydrogen peroxide into the ear, washing it 
well. 

Second, in five minutes wash out with 
clear warm water. 

Third, place in the ear a small bit of cot¬ 
ton wet slightly with the following: 

If FI. ext. hydrastis, m. v. 

Glycerine, gii. 

M- Sig: Use on cotton in ear each evening 
to be left all night. 

This treatment will cure more cases than 
any other method. Can be assured of a cure 
if the drums are not perforated or very much 
thickened. 

. M. D., Ill. 


DELIRIUM 

Delirium; Typhoid or Any Acute: 

Hydrobromic acid dilute in full doses is 
almost a specific. 


M. D., Iowa. 



94 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


DENTITION (Teething) 

Dentition; Nervousness, Diarrhea, etc.: 

I } Chomo-colocynth tablets (Mallen, Chicago). 
Sig: Six or eight tablets every hour. 

M. D., Ill. 


Dentition; Nerves , etc.: 

^ Tr. veratrum vird., m. x. 

Tr. passiflora inc., m. xv. 

Aquae cinnamon, q. s. giv. 

M- Sig: Twenty to thirty drops repeated 
every hour or two. 

M. D., Mo. 


Dentition; Slow: 

Give cal. phos. 6x two tablets every three 
hours for few weeks and get results. Must 
be something to it when one patient recom¬ 
mends it to another. 

M. D., Tenn. 


DIABETES 

Diabetes; Insipidus , Polyuria: 

Inject one (O) ampule pituitrin once or 
twice daily. Very successful in one case. 

Dr. J. S. McNeal, 

Ruleville, Miss. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 95 


Diabetes; Mellitus: 

Specific medicine chionanthus (Lloyd’s) 
10 drops in water four times daily, with 20 
gr. soda bicarb, between meals. 

Dr. F. H. King, 

541 Main St., 
Boulder, Colo. 

Diabetes; Mellitus: 

^ Arsenous acid, gr. ii. 

Antipyrine, 3ii. 

Ammon, bromid, 3x. 

Elix. lact. pepsin, §iii. 

Aquae, q. s. gvi. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful in water three times 
daily. 

M. D., S. C. 


Diabetes; Mellitus: 

Take dogweed (linarea vulgaris), butter 
and eggs, good flax (known by all these 
names and grows over a large part of the 
United States). 

Gather in the bloom and make a tea and 
drink half cup four times daily. 

Dr. W. H. Rote, 

51 W. 3d St., 
Williamsport, Pa. 



96 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Diabetes; Mellitus: 

Syzinguim, gr. ii. 

Phosphoric acid, gr. 1/100. 

Ferrum arsenate, gr. 1/100. 

(Tablets Chicago Phar. Co.). 

M- Sig: One or two three or four times 
daily and avoid starchy foods and will 
get wonderful results. 

M. D., Ohio. 


Diabetes; Mellitus, with High Blood Pressure: 

Bromarsarum (Richardson Co., Buffalo) 
10 drops in water t. i. d., increased one drop 
daily to 20 drops. 

M. D., N. Y. 


DIARRHOEA 

Diarrhoea: 

^ Intestinal antiseptic (Abbott’s), 3iv. 
Bismuth sub. nitratis, 3vi. 

Zinci sulphocarbolate, gr. xxx. 

Tr. opii camph., 3v. 

Aquae cinnamoni, q. s. ad giv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every two hours to 
effect, then q. i. d. 


M. D., Tex. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 97 


Diarrhoea; All Kinds: 

. Lime carb., preci., gr. v. 

Prepared chalk, gr. x. 

Acid salicylic, gr. xxx. 

Aquae cinnamon, q. s. ad giv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful after each stool. 

Note: Be sure and have pharmacist make 
cinnamon water and not oil cinnamon in 
alcohol. 

This is the best thing I know of, although 
bichloride mercury suitable dosage, intrav¬ 
enously, internally, externally and eternally 
is one of my “sheet anchors.” 

Dr. John E. Holden, 
Collins, N. Y. 


Diarrhoea; Children: 

Sod. sulphocarbolate. 

Sod. carb. 

Vini ipecac, aa 3i. 

Tr. hydrastis, 3vi. 

Syr. rehi arom., q. s. gvi. 

M-Sig: Teaspoonful in water q. two to 
four hours until stools are normal. 

M. D., Ala. 



98 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Diarrhoea; Children: 

Eliminate all foods for twenty-four hours, 
then give nothing more than white of egg 
in glass of water, rice soup, chicken broth or 
buttermilk. 

Milk magnesia. 

Syr. rhei arom., aa §i. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every hour for five 
or six doses, then leave off and repeat the 
next and every day. 

Then: 

Mist, rhei et soda comp. N. F., giii. 

Sig: Half to a teaspoonful every two or 
three hours when not giving the above. 
Also give sod. bicarbonate 5 to 10 grain 
doses and if acidosis is marked give enemas 
of same. 

M. D., Mo. 


Diarrhoea; Children: 

Bis. sub nit., oii. 

Zinc sulphocarbolate, gr. xii. 

Tr. opii camph., 3ii. 

Milk bismuth, §i. 

Aquae mentha pip., q. s. ad giii. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every two or three 
hours till bowels are checked, then t. i. d. 

M. D., Tex. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 99 


Diarrhoea; Ordinary: 

^ Codeine sulph., 0.25 
Bis. sub nitratis, 10.00 
Salol, 5.00 

M-ft. capsulas No. xvi. 

Sig: One capsule after each movement 
until under control. 

M. D., N. Dak. 

Diarrhoea , Dysentery; Acute or Chrome: 

^ Tr. catechu, §i. 

Tr. opii, 3i. 

Spts. peppermint, m. viii. 

Spts. lavender comp., q. s. ad giii. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every two to four 
hours as required. 

M. D., Ill. 


Diarrhoea; Simple: 

^ Bis. sub nit. 

Sach. pepsin. 

Comp, chalk powder, aa §i. 

To. opii camph., 3iii. 

Simple syrup, gii. 

Aquae, q. s. ad giv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every two or three 
hours. 


M. D., N. C. 



100 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Diarrhoea ; Summer Complaint-Ileo-Colitis: 

Copper sulphocarbolate, gr. i-ii. 

Bis. sub gallate, 3i-ii. 

Emetine hyd., contents of one ampoule 
(gr. 1/3). 

Elix. lact. pepsini, q. s. ad giv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every two hours for 
child two years of age. 

A dose of castor oil once or twice daily, 
together with proper diet (Horlick’s Malted 
Milk) and enemas of glycothymoline one to 
four tablespoonfuls to the quart once or 
twice daily has never failed to save these 
desperate cases in my experience. It is well 
known that copper is highly antiseptic and 
the sulphocarbolate is unusually so. Bismuth 
subgallate will do all the subnitrate will do 
and a lot more. 

In desperate cases with gastric complica¬ 
tions (vomiting, retching, etc.), give every 
hour until improvement is noted. This is 
doubtless worth more than the price of this 
book and is an original combination. 

The Compiler. 

Diarrhoea: 

Corrosive sublimate 3x, two to four tablets 
every one to four hours. 


M. D., Ohio. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 101 


Diarrhoea; Tenesmus of: 

Hydrogen peroxide, gi. 

Aquae, q. s. ad giv. 

M- Sig: A teaspoonful ever half to one 
hour until improvement. 

The above is for children; in adults give 
a No. 1 capsule of boric acid every two hours 
until improvement. These are from expe¬ 
rience and not from text-books or journals. 

M. D., Ind. 


Diarrhoea; Acute or Chronic: 

Zinc sulphocarbolate, 3i. 

Tr. opii camph. 

Elix. geranium comp. (Schmidt’s), aa gii. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful in a little water every 
two hours. 

M. D„ Ind. 


Diarrhoea; Children: 

Enemas of tepid solution of permanganate 
potash just enough to make the water a 
bright red. Use a 30 size catheter putting 
it well up. You may expect relief. Also 
good for adults. 

M. D., Okla. 

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102 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Diarrhoea: 

Gelatin alba, 30.0 

Cogne cum aq. dest, 
per horas vi. 

Et remanant fluidi, ad 300.0 
Filtra frigidi. 

Add acid citric, 1.0 

Syrup corti aurantii, 25.0 
Sig: Tablespoonful every two hours for 
children and every hour for adults. 

M. D., N. Y. C. 

Diarrhoea; Chronic: 

Tr. cranesbill (geranium) teaspoonful 
once daily cures the most persistent types. 

Dr. A. B. Grant, 

Jackson and Lewiston, Mich. 

Diarrhoea: 

See Dysentery, Colitis and Ilio-Colitis. 

DYSENTERY (Flux) 

Mag. sulph. (by measure), gii. 

Aquae, q. s. ad giii. 

Syr. rhei arom., q. s. ad §vi. 

M- Sig: Shake and take tablespoonful in 
water every hour till watery actions. Then 
the following: 

Tr. opii deodorant, 3ii 1/3. 

Acid sulphuric dil., 3ii 2/3. 

Elix. lact. pepsin, ad §i. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 103 


M- Sig: Teaspoonful in water every two 
or three hours till bowels check. Shake 
bottle. 

M. D., Miss. 


Dysentery: 

Certain and pleasant cure: 

^ Spec. med. nux vomica, m. v. 

Elix. lact. peptin, §ss. 

Sat. sol. sod. phosphate, q. s. ad §iv. 

M- Sig: Tablespoonful in third glass water 
every two hours till bowels move freely, 
then every four hours. 

M. D., Okla. 


Dysentery and Diarrhoea: 

^ Bis. sub nit., 3v. 

Salol, gr. xx. 

Listerine, §ss. 

Tr. opii deod., 3i. 

Elix. lact. pepsin, q. s. ad §vi. 

M- Sig: Shake and take tablespoonful 
every four hours. Children in proportion. 

Best to always give mild purgative of 
calomel before checking bowels. 

Dr. S. L. Autre y. 
Trinity, Tex. 



104 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Dysentery: 

^ Alcresta ipecac. 

Sulphur flow. 

Lact. pepsin, aa gr. xii. 

Bis. sub nit., §ss. 

M-fiat caps. No. xii. 

Sig: One every four hours after a saline 
purge. 

M. D., S. C. 


Dysentery: 

Spts. mentha pip., 3i. 

Sulphuric acid arom., 3ii. 

Tr. opii camph., 3iv. 

Sat. sol. mag. sulph., q. s. ad giii. 

M- Sig: Two teaspoonfuls in a little water 
every three hours. Have used the above 
for twenty years and in only one case did 
have to use starch water and tr. opii enema 
to assist. 

M. D., Ind. 

Dysentery: 

When just beginning one dose of % grain 
straight calomel titurate given at once will 
absolutely cure, if withhold solid food and 
give only malted milk. 


M. D., Wash. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 105 


Dysentery; Chronic: 

Simaruba, 15.00 
Water, 150.00 
Pot. nitr., 8.00 
Ext. opii, 0.12 

Will cure every case. No directions 
given. Failed to reply to request for more 
information. 

M. D., Cal. 


Dysentery; Sporadic: 

^ Sod. sulph., gi. 

Nitro muratic acid dil., 3i. 

Aquae, q. s. giii. 

M- Sig: Tablespoonful in sweetened water 
every hour until it acts on bowels, then 
lessen dose and lengthen intervals. Relief 
in five or six hours. 

Dr. E. S. T. Campbell, 

Crossett, Ark. 


Dysentery: 

Mag. sulph. 

Gum acacia, aa 3iv. 
Sulphuric acid arom., 3ss. 
To. opii camph., 3iss. 
Elix. lact. pepsin, gi. 
Aquae, q. s. giv. 



106 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


M- Sig: Give one-third of the above every 
two hours until acts thoroughly or all is 
given. Liquid diet. Starch enemas for 
the straining and if pain persists morphin 
and atropin. 

Dr. H. C. Stovall, 

Pinckard, Ala. 


DIPHTHERIA 

Diphtheria: 

When caught far away from antitoxin, 
use mercurius cyanatus 3x or 6x potency. 
Five drops in a little sterile water subcu¬ 
taneously every two to five hours, according 
to urgency. I used this thirty years ago in 
Germany before antitoxin was known, with 
good results. Admitting antitoxin to be the 
thing, but caught where it can not be ob¬ 
tained, the above is a mighty good thing to 
give and a small amount of it should always 
be carried. 

Dr. S. Boolsen, 
Kenwood, Cal. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 107 


DROPSY 

Dropsy: 

Pwd. squills, §i. 

Port wine, q. s. gxvi. 

M- Sig: Wineglassful three times daily. 

Dr. M. E. Mease, 
Sandy Level, Va. 

Dropsy: 

^ Pot. iodid. 

Pot. chlorate, aa gr. ixl. 

Pot. bromid. 

Pot. nitrate. 

Pot. acetate, aa 3iiss. 

Tr. digitalis, 3v. 

Alcohol, §i. 

Aquae, q. s. ad gviii. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every four hours. 

M. D., Pa. 


Dropsy; from Any Cause: 

R Cream tartar, 3i. 

Pot. sulphate, 3iv. 

Pulv. ext. jalap. 

Pulv. squills, aa oi. 

Pulv. ginger, gr. xx. 

M-ft. one chart. 

Sig: Teaspoonful every three hours till 
bowels move freely. If can get enough 



108 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


down to move bowels six to ten times re¬ 
sults will come. I have given this to 
patients, whose urine went solid when 
heated, with good results. This was orig¬ 
inal in Roosevelt Hospital. I got it from 
Colorado Hospital. 

Dr. D. D. Hamilton, 
Raton, N. Mex. 


Dropsy; and Dilation of Heart: 

^ Spec. med. Crataegus, giss. 

Spec. med. apocynum, 3ii. 

Aquae dest., q. s. ad §iv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every three hours. 

M. D., Colo. 


Dropsy; Old Age; Leaky Heart: 

If Spec. med. Crataegus. 

Spec. med. apocynum, aa §i. 

Elix. lact. pepsin, q. s. ad §iv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every four hours. 

M. D., Kan. 


Dropsy; Hepatic: 

Pot. bitart, 51 t. i. d. and tr. apocynum 
(P. D.) 30 drops before meals. 

M. D., Ill. 



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Dropsy; of Pregnancy: 

Apocynum (Lloyd’s) 
oedema of pregnancy. 


is a specific in 
M. D., Ala. 


Dropsy; Saline Purge for: 

Pot. bitartrate, §ii. 

Pot. et sod. tartratis, giv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful in a glass of water 
every six hours. Will prove a most admir¬ 
able saline cathartic or aperient. 

M. D., S. C. 


Dropsy; of Children: 

“The three day cure.” 

Sponge bath of Epsom salts, tablespoon¬ 
ful to the pint of hot water, bathe 10 to 15 
minutes out of every hour until the dropsy 
is gone. 

Give 10 grains of Epsom salts every hour 
to help elimination along. 

Cut down nourishment to one tablespoon¬ 
ful corn meal in a pint of water boiled a 
half hour, not oftener than every four hours. 

Dr. W. M. Hatfield, 
Mulhall, Olda. 



110 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


DYSMENORRHEA 


Dysmenorrhea; in Young Girls: 



Corpus luteum, 2 gr. capsules. 

Sig: One capsule every three hours until 
relieved, then t. i. d. 

M. D., Tex. 


Dysmenorrhea: 

3^ Spec. med. dioscorea. 

Spec. med. black haw. 

Spec. med. hydrastis, aa 3iii. 

Elix. lact. pepsin, q. s. §iv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful three or four times 
daily. Works wonders for me. 

M. D., Kan. 


Dysmenorrhea: 

3J Acetanilid, gr. xx. 

Tr. gelsemii. 

Tr. hyoscyami, aa 3i. 

Oil cassia, m. viii. 

Spts. chloroformi, ad gi. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful in water every two 
hours. Shake well. Thoroughly tried. 
Good for any pain. 


M. D., Miss. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 111 


Dysmenorrhea: 

^ Tr. gelsemium. 

Tr. canabis indica, aa 3iii. 

Tr. cardamon comp., q. s. ad giiL 
M- Sig: Teaspoonful t. i. d. and at night. 

M. D., Ark. 


Dysmenorrh ea; A Iterative: 

Old but excellent. 

^ Ferri carb., 3iii. 

FI. ext. conii mac., 3iiss. 

Oil cinnamoni, m. xx. 

Syr. Tolutans, gii. 

Simp. syr. 

Aquae, q. s. giv. 

M- Sig: A teaspoonful to a tablespoonful 
four times daily, beginning a week before 
expected flow. 

M. D., Pa. 

Dysmenorrhea: 

Brush turbinate bones with a 10 to 25 per 
cent solution of trichloracetic acid a few days 
before expected period; makes it painless. 

For immediate relief mag. phos. 3x grain 
doses in hot water every 15 minutes till 
effect. This will please you and patient. 

M. D., Iowa. 



112 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Dysmenorrhea; Young Girls: 

Cases that will not submit to dilatation 
of cervix give them 5 grains ovarian extract 
four times daily and liq. hydros (Jno. 
Weth Co.) teaspoonful or more in real warm 
water every three hours until better, then 
four times daily. Keep this up for a few 
months. Leave ovarian ext. off at begin¬ 
ning of period and take it up again three 
days after. 

Esterol (Stearns) in 10 grain doses four 
times daily will often control pain, but for 
uterine tonic and sedative I find nothing 
equals hydros continued several weeks. 

Dr. J. P. Brandon, 

Essex, Mo. 

Dysmenorrhea: 

A synegistic combination that will make 
you friends among your patients suffering 
so as to require hypodermics ordinarily, but 
same is objected to if it can be avoided. 
Codeine sulph., gr. %. 

Hyocine hydrobromide, gr. 1/200. 

Acetyl sal. acid, gr. 

M-ft. cap. No. 1. 

Sig: One such dose repeated in hour if 
needed. 


M. D., Kan. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 113 


Dysmenorrhea; Adolescence , and Goiter: 

^ Thyroid ext. (U. S. P. IX), gr. ss. 
Ovarian substance (whole gland), gr. ii. 
Pituitary substance (whole gland), gr. i. 
Cal. glycophosph., q. s. 

M-fiat d. t. d. caps. No. C. Sig. One cap¬ 
sule b. i. d. 

I use the above with excellent results and 
recommend it to colleagues. This will pro¬ 
duce positive results in majority of cases. 
Must be taken for several months. 

It will make the accompanying goiter, if 
any, disappear also. 

M. D., N. Y. 

DYSPNOEA 

Dyspnoea: 

Give tr. lobelia in ascending dosage. 

M. D., Ark. 


DYSPEPSIA 

See Indigestion. 

EARACHE 

Earache: 

IJ Carbolic acid, m. xx. 

Glycerine, 3iv. 

M- Sig: Drop in ear as often as needed. 

M. D., Mo. 



114 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Earache: 

^ Atropin sulph., gr. i. 

Oil copaiba, §i. 

M- Sig: Warm and drop in ear as needed 
every hour or so until relieved. I have 
used this for twenty-five years with very 
satisfactory results. 

M. D., W. Va. 


Earache: 

Ij* Camphorated chloral, 5 parts. 

Olive or castor oil, 10 parts. 

Glycerine, 30 parts. 

M- Sig: Saturate a bit of cotton and insert 
in ear. Best warmed. Rub some around 
the affected ear and the pain disappears 
as if by magic. 

Note: Camphorated chloral made by 
equal parts gum camphor and chloral hy¬ 
drate titurated together till liquefied. 

M. D., Idaho. 

Earache: 

I } Phenol, m. i. 

Glycerine, m. xviii. 

M- Sig: Warm thoroughly in a spoon and 
pour into ear for relief at once. 

M. D., Ill. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 115 


Earache: 

Mullein oil warmed and 4 or 5 drops in 
ear will relieve any ordinary case. 

M. D., Cal. 

Earache: 

Atropin 1 grain to the ounce of warm dis¬ 
tilled water and dropped into ear as needed 
gives the best relief. 

M. D., Ind. 


Earache: 

Chloroformi, 3i. 

Oil olive, 3ii. 

M- Sig: Two drops in the ear relieves 
almost instantly. This has always given 
me results. 

M. D., Ark. 

Earache: 

Warm distilled witch hazel extract 
dropped in ear gives relief. 

M. D., Iowa. 


Earache; of Babies: 

One hypodermic tablet of atropin dis¬ 
solved in two tablespoonfuls warm water, 
a few drops warm in the ear, gives instant 
relief. 


M. D., Okla. 



116 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


ECZEMA 


Eczema: 

Zinci oxidi, 5i. 

Ungt. aquae rosae. 

Ungt. picis liq., aa 3ii. 

Lanolini, §i. 

M- Sig: Apply two or three times daily. 

Note: Soap and water not good for 
eczema; better cleanse with milk and water 
or olive oil. 

Dr. Geo. C. Clark, 

403 Spadra, Fullerton, Cal. 


Eczema ; Children: 

^ Salicylic acid, gr. xii. 

Bis. sub carb., 3i. 

Pwd. camphor, gr. xviii. 

Ungt. zinc oxide, gss. 

Ungt. aqua rosae, q. s. ad gii. 

M- Sig: Apply night and morning. 

M. D., N. Y. 


Eczema; Children: 

Simply apply specific chelidonium and 
see it fade away. 


M. D., Okla. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 117 


Eczema ; Moist: 

‘‘Blue anodyne and drying powder.” 
Boric acid. 

Acetanilid, aa gviii. 

Iron ferrocyanide, gr. xxx or more. 

M- et run through sieve. 

Sig: Apply as needed. 

M. D., Wis. 


Eczema; Acute: 

I£ Hydrargri ammoniated, 3i. 

Amyli glycerite, gi. 

M- Sig: Apply at night. This will make 
you a reputation in itching skin diseases. 

M. D,, Texas. 

Eczema; Chronic , Weeping: 

“A sure shot.” 

5 Zinc oxide. 

Crude coal tar, aa gr. xxv. 

Pv. amyli. 

Petrolati alba, aa 3iv. 

Mix tar with petrolatum, rub thoroughly. 
Mix other ingredients separately then rub 
all together. 

Sig: Apply on strips of cloth. 

Dr. J. F. Alexander, 

Jasper, Ala. 



118 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Eczema; Chronic and Other Skin Diseases: 

Oil cade, oiii. 

Castor oil, q. s. gi. 

M- Sig: Apply as needed. 

Or 

^ Tannic acid, gr. x. 

Salicylic acid, gr. v. 

Hydrarg. ammonii, gr. x. 

Lanolin, gi. 

M- Sig: As needed. Both will do the work. 

M. D., Cal. 

Eczema ; Chronic and Other Skin Diseases: 

Yield to the following: 

^ Calomel, 3iv. 

Zinc oxide ungt., gvi. 

M- Sig: Wash with soap and water and 
apply twice daily. 

M. D., Mont. 

Eczema: 

3^ Creolin, 3ss. 

Vaseline, gi. 

M- Sig: Apply three or four times daily. 

M. D., Maine. 

Eczema: 

Make a heavy salve of salicylic acid in 
petrolatum and apply. 


M. D., Iowa. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 119 


Eczema; Weeping: 

Lithiol internally and chloron locally 
promises to revolutionize the treatment of 
eczemas. 

M. D., N. Y. 


Eczema; Dry; Scaly: 

Yellow oxide mercury ointment will stop 
the itching and clean up the condition in a 
very short time. 

M. D., Mich. 

Eczema; Chronic: 

Yellow oxide mercury, gr. xl. 

Salicylic acid, 3i. 

Vaseline, §i. 

Lanoline, q. s. §ii. 

M- Sig: Use locally, rubbing in well. 

M. D., S. C. 


Eczema; Chronic: 

^ Lig. picis, 3ss. 

Sulph. precip., 3i. 

Zinc sulph., gr. xxx. 

Petrolat. 

Adeps lanae, aa q. s. %i. 

M- Sig: Use locally. It gives results that 
are pleasing. 


M. D., N. Y. 



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Eczema: 

Salicylic acid dissolved in spts. camphor 
and apply locally every three or four days. 

M. D., Ala. 

Note: The above is also excellent for 
ringworm and other skin infections. 

Eczema; Infantile; Scald Head: 

Have cured after others had failed with 
the following, mixed in proportion of 1 dram 
of starch to 1 ounce of glycerine, cold. Add 
2 grains of zinc sulphate to the ounce. Heat 
to above the boiling point, stirring all the 
time. Let cool and apply. 

M. D., Mich. 


Eczema; Chronic: 

X-Ray will cure after everything else has 
failed. Will cure at least 90 per cent. 

M. D., Ga. 

ENURESIS (Incontinence—Bed Wetting) 
Enuresis: 

If there is a specific the following must 
be it: 

Give 2 grains taka-diastase during the 
three meals to aid digestion and give the fol¬ 
lowing : 




1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 121 


1^ FI. ext. rhus arom. 

FI. ext. ergot, aa §i. 

FI. ext. belladonna, 3i. 

Strychnin sulph., gr. i. 

Elix. saw palmetto comp., q. s. ad gviii. 

M- Sig: Adult teaspoonful in water after 
meals and at bedtime. Children in pro¬ 
portion. 

M. D., Miss. 


Enuresis: 

For many years have cured my cases with: 
^ (Pill Incontinence). 

Ergotin, gr. ss. 

Strychnin, gr. 1/200. 

Ext. belladonna fol., gr. 1/64. 

Sig: Adult 4 after meals and at bedtime. 
Restrict or better prohibit fluids after 
4 p. m. Children in proportion. 

M. D., Ind. 


Enuresis: 

Specific medicine thuja occidentalis, 3 to 
15 drops in tablespoonful water before meals 
and at bedtime. This is dosage for children 
three to fifteen years of age. 

M. D., Mont. 



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Enuresis: 

Creosote 3 drops in capsule or on sugar 
to a child five years old. Will rarely fail 
to cure promptly. 

M. D., Ky. 


Enuresis: 

Atropin, gr. 1/200. 

Santonin. 

Ext. nux vomica, aa gr. Yg. 

Ext. rhus arom., gr. ii to v. 

M-fiat tablet No. 1. 

Sig: Give one tablet at 5 p. m. and one at 
8 p. m. This dosage for child four to 
eight years of age. Instruct to drink no 
liquids after 5 p. m. and to retain urine 
as long as possible during daytime to help 
train the bladder. 

M. D., Ark. 


Enuresis: 

FI. ext. belladonna. 

FI. ext. gelsemium, aa xii. 

FI. ext. thuja, 3iii. 

FI. ext. couch grass, q. s. ad §iv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every three hours. 
Children according to age. 

M. D., Kan. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 123 


Enuresis: 

Don’t whip. Don’t give strychnin. 

Give rhus aromatica 5 to 20 drops every 
three hours and persisted in will get results. 
Start with 5 drop doses and increase a drop 
a day to maximum thus: 

2 to 5 years, 5 to 12 drops. 

5 to 10 years, 10 to 15 drops. 

10 to 20 years, 10 to 20 drops. 

Never over 20 drops of the fluid extract. 

M. D., Okla. 


Enuresis: 

^ Cal. carb. 

Cal. phos. 

Iron phos., aa gr. 1/10. 

Thyroid ext., gr. 1/20. 

Sig: One to three such doses according to 
age after meals. 

Dr. J. W. Ehmer, 
Lomair, Wis. 


Enuresis: 

Equal parts salol and boric acid. Large 
dose before meals and at bedtime, avoiding 
liquids later part of day. 


M. D., Ohio. 



124 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Enuresis: 

Spec. med. chimphila or the fluid extract 
15 drops in a little water three or four times 
daily. 

M. D., Mo. 


EPILEPSY 

Epilepsy: 

Strontium bromid. 

Sodium bromid, aa gi. 

Aquae peppermint, q. s. giv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful in water t. i. d. 

M. D., Va. 


Epilepsy: 

IJ Give sodium biborate and reduce the attacks 
then Bromo-Adonis Second teaspoonful 
t. i. d.; increase to two teaspoonfuls if 
needed. 

M. D., Del. 

Epilepsy: 

Luminal 2^ grains at night, keeping 
bowels open, is almost a specific. It has 
never failed me, but may and no doubt will, 
’tis always so. 


M. D., Okla. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 125 


Epilepsy: 

Organo Therapy is getting quite a bit of 
attention now and justly so. Write Dr. 
Harrower, Glendale, California, for a copy 
of his little magazine. In his line are won¬ 
ders. 

My cases of epilepsy are coming on ex¬ 
cellent. Luminal is it if you do not falter 
in dosage. 

M. D., Okla. 


Epilepsy: 

Green tr. mistletoe, 3i. 

Tr. valerian, 3ii. 

FI. ext. scullcap, 3ii. 

Elix. simplex, q. s. ad gviii. 

M- Sig: Tablespoonful every two hours. 

M. D., Mont. 

EPISTAXIS (Nose Bleed) 

Epistcuris: 

Lemon juice injected into nostrils stopped 
nose bleeding after everything else failed. 
Can use diluted with water or glycerin if 
desired. 


M. D., Iowa. 



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E pis taxis: 

Give Lloyd’s spec. med. lycopus with full 
confidence and do not use the annoying local 
treatments. 

M. D., La. 


Epistaxis; To Cure: 

Give ferri phos. 3x, three tablets three 
times daily. Will cure and improve health 
otherwise. 

M. D., Tenn. 


ERYSIPELAS 

Erysipelas: 

Give tablets containing 1 grain each of 
calomel and soda, followed in six hours with 
two doses of pot. nitrate 20 grains each, at 
intervals of two hours, in half glass water. 
Repeat the latter in four hours. It is harm¬ 
less. An excellent treatment that will sur¬ 
prise those using it the first time. Try it. 

Dr. E. D. King, 
Galensburg, Ill. 


Erysipelas: 

Apply freely fl. ext. jaborandi for 
prompt results. 


M. D., W. Va. 



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Erysipelas: 

Tr. iron chlorid, gi. 

Syr. Tolu, gi. 

Liq. pot. citrat, q. s. gvi. 

M- Sig: Two teaspoonfuls every four 
hours. Children in proportion. 

FI. ext. (or spec, med.) echinacea, gi. 

Glycerin, q. s. giv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful in water every three 
hours. 

Quin, sulph., gi. 

Tr. iron chlorid, giii. 

M- Sig: Paint disease and beyond it night 
and morning. 

M. D., Miss. 


Erysipelas: 

Brilliant green, which is a flavine com¬ 
pound, related to acriflavine, seems to be a 
specific. 

Sig: Paint once or twice daily with a 5 per 
cent solution. 

M. D., Okla. 


Erysipelas: 

Keep bathed with a strong, hot infusion 
thuja twigs. 


M. D., Iowa. 



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Erysipelas: 

^ Phenolis, 5.0 
Glycerin, 15.0 
Aquae, 100.0 

M- Sig: Apply freely every hour and leave 
exposed to the air. With this I have had 
excellent results in hundreds of cases. 

Dr. O. B. Simon, 

14 E. Wilson St., 

Batavia, Ill. 


Erysipelas: 

Campho-Phenique, 3ii. 

Zinci oxidi. 

Boric acid, aa 3ii. 

Petrolatum, %v. 

M-fiat ungt. 

Sig: Apply every four hours. 

This is the best we have ever found. 
Drs. W. N. and W. B. Bailey, 

White Plains, Ky. 


Erysipelas: 

Make a poultice of crushed cranberries. 
Apply on cloth and change as often as fever 
drys. 


A Layman, Mich. 










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Erysipelas: 

^ Tr. iodine, 3iii. 

Iehthyol, 5v. 

M- Sig: Apply with brush or swab entirely 
over and beyond area, including point of 
infection. Keep covered until swelling 
begins to subside. 

M. D., S. C. 

Erysipelas: 

Paint entire surface involved and an inch 
beyond with pure carbolic acid; when it turns 
white apply grain or carbolized alcohol till 
it clears. Then vaseline. May have to re¬ 
peat, may not. No danger. Do all the other 
“stunts” you want to; also eliminate, vac¬ 
cines (bacterins), serum, etc., but the above 
and Epsom salts as a purgative is really o. k. 
Used by Colorado’s largest hospital. 

M. D., Colo. 


Erysipelas: 

Apply cold compresses of equal parts of 
hychlorite and cold water every two hours. 
Have gotten excellent results with this. 

Hychlorite is a concentrated sodium 
hypochlorite manufactured by The General 
Laboratories, Madison, Wis. 

M. D., N. Dak. 




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Erysipelas: 

Paint with tr. iodine, then cover with col¬ 
lodion. 

M. D., Vt. 

Erysipelas: 

I get good results from neuclein solution 
(Abbott’s) one-half to one mil. hypoder¬ 
mically every 12 to 24 hours, like giving 
serum. 

Dr. L. S. Coleman, 

Millport, Ala. 

Note: The above should give results as 
it increases the white blood cells and is ex¬ 
cellent for numerous diseases. 

Erysipelas: 

Warm thermofuge spread liberally be¬ 
yond the limits of the erythema, covered 
with gauze and left on for two days. Re¬ 
peat two or three times as indicated. Follow 
with liquid guiacol, tr. iodine or lead lotion. 
Relief almost immediately and progress 

i 

rapid. 

Cream of tartar two teaspoonfuls in cup 
of water two to four times daily and vaccine 
(erysipelas bacterin) injections every two 
days will hasten reaction. 


M. D., Mich. 




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Erysipelas: 

In desperate cases do not fail to use anti¬ 
streptococci serum in large dosage. 

M. D., Tenn. 



132 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


EYE INFLAMMATIONS (Acute) 
Importance of Differential Diagnosis 
Particularly Pertinent to the General Practitioner 

By L. F. Long, M. D., 

114 N. 6th Street, Zanesville, Ohio. 

OFTEN REGRETFULLY CONFUSED 

To the general practitioner the eye ap¬ 
pears to be a subject not worthy of serious 
study. The result is that conditions similar 
outwardly but profoundly dissimilar struc¬ 
turally , such as glaucoma and iritis, are often 
regretfully confused. Such being the case , a 
review of the important points on the usual 
inflammations of the eye is certainly not out 
of place. 

There are a certain number of acute eye inflam¬ 
mations that usually pass through the hands of the 
general practitioner first, and upon his diagnosis 
and treatment the fate of the eye may depend. 
Quite frequently very reputable physicians treat 
iritis, corneal ulcer, or even glaucoma, in fact, about 
all red, inflamed eyes, as conjunctivitis, thereby 




1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 133 


losing valuable time and endangering the integrity 
of the eye. And when we consider the all too com¬ 
mon error of treating acute glaucoma with atropine, 
thinking they are treating iritis, thus doing the eye 
great damage, sometimes total loss of vision result¬ 
ing in a few days. I believe every physician should 
carefully fix the diagnostic points of difference in 
these acute eye inflammations, taking care of those 
he may be prepared to take care of and promptly 
referring the others to one who is qualified to take 
care of them. Diagnosis is the most important 
problem to be considered. With the diagnosis 
made, any treatise on the subject will instruct one 
how to treat the condition. 

I wish to emphasize a few cardinal points in 
diagnosis. I am purposely leaving out the ophthal¬ 
moscope, as few general practitioners are skilled in 
its use. But every physician does need a magnify¬ 
ing glass for careful examination of the cornea. A 
good binocular loupe, used with oblique illumina¬ 
tion, should give excellent results. If you depend 
on your own eyes, unaided, you will sometimes 
overlook a small foreign body or a small point of 
ulceration. When a patient comes in with a red, 
inflamed eye, giving a history of a few hours’ or 
days’ duration, make a systematic examination of 
the eye and lids. Make a careful examination of the 
cornea, with a magnifying glass and good light, 

viewing it from different angles, patient turning 

10 



134 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


the eye up or down as you may direct. Observe 
the size of pupils, whether they contract to light; 
notice the conditions of cornea as to clearness or 
steaminess. Inquire about discharge from eye, 
whether eyes are glued together in morning or 
whether eyes just “water.” The tension of each 
eye should be taken by placing the index finger of 
each hand upon the closed eyelid of the patient 
and alternately pressing a little with one finger and 
then the other. A high pressure is easily made out 
by comparing the two eyes, unless they both have 
high pressure when they can be compared with 
some other person’s eye that is normal. High ten¬ 
sion makes the eye ball feel like a marble under the 
lid, while normal tension is softer and somewhat 
pliable under the pressure of the fingers. 

The acute eye inflammations that are more com¬ 
monly confused are: 1. Foreign bodies on cornea, 
or under lids or misplaced eye-lash. 2. Conjunc¬ 
tivitis. 3. Iritis. 4. Glaucoma. 5. Phlyctenular 
keratitis. 6. Corneal ulcers. 

FOREIGN BODIES AND MISPLACED LASHES 

Foreign bodies and misplaced lashes should be 
seen by careful examination with loupe or magnify¬ 
ing glass with oblique illumination of cornea and 
inverted lids. 

Treatment: One or two drops of 4 per cent co¬ 
caine sol. in eye. Wait ten minutes and remove 
















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Cut No. 1 . Conjunctivitis : Mucous discharge, eye pasted 
shut in morning; pupils, vision and tension 
normal. 









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foreign body with a sterile eye spud. Foreign body 
and corneal injuries if wound becomes infected, 
may become corneal ulcers. 

CONJUNCTIVITIS 

There are many forms of conjunctivitis, but we 
are only considering those acute cases which have 
been running a few days or weeks. Conjunctivitis 
is an inflammation of conjunctiva which lines the 
lids and is reflected on the eye ball. It does not 
cover the cornea. Therefore we may have a violent 
conjunctivitis with so much swelling and edema that 
the conjunctiva may protrude between the closed 
lids and yet cornea remain clear and not affected. 
The conjunctiva is a mucous membrane and when 
inflamed throws off mucous as any other mucous 
membrane does. Therefore, when we have con¬ 
junctivitis we have mucous discharge from eye and 
eyelids. The eyelids are pasted together in the 
morning when patient awakens. This is a diag¬ 
nostic symptom. Vision is not affected in conjunc¬ 
tivitis, pupils are same size and react fully to light; 
tension is normal, cornea is clear and bright. Con¬ 
junctivitis may come at any age. 

Treatment varies because of the great variety of 
conditions. Instil argyrol, 15 per cent sol., two 
drops, four times each day in eye. A few drops of 
adrenalin added helps to clear the eye promptly. 
In the old chronic forms silver nitrate, copper 



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sulph., etc., are used. Zinc sulph. is very effective 
in some types of infection. 

IRITIS 

Iritis is an inflammation of iris; sometimes, if 
severe and of long duration, will include structures 
close to the root of the iris (cyclitis). 

Symptoms: No mucous discharge , but some 
watery discharge present; no sticking together of 
lids. Pupil contracted, sluggish, respond to light 
slowly or not at all. Vision is hazy; fine pink zone 
immediately surrounding the cornea. Pain is quite 
troublesome, often keeping the patient awake at 
night. Cornea looks rather dull and hazy. May 
occur at any age. 

These are the cases that need atropine, and need 
it badly. Nothing else will quite take its place. 
Atropine is the remedy par excellence. One drop 
of 1 per cent atropine sol. in eye, four times a day, 
should be used. If that does not dilate the pupil 
well, use it oftener, or make it 2 per cent sol. Keep 
the pupil dilated until the redness leaves the eye, 
then discontinue the atropine. Hot applications, 
sweats and laxatives are often indicated. If the 
iritis can be traced to some specific systemic cause, 
as rheumatism or gonorrhoea or autointoxication, 
those factors should receive appropriate treat¬ 
ment. 




Cut No. 2. Iritis ; No mucous discharge but eye waters, 
contracted pupil, vision somewhat hazy, pain¬ 
ful, tension normal. 











Cut No. S. Acute glaucoma : No mucous discharge, di¬ 
lated pupil, painful, increased tension, decided 
loss of vision. Patient over forty. 




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GLAUCOMA 

Acute glaucoma very rarely occurs in patients 
under forty years old. It is easily confused with 
“iritis,” and if the treatment for iritis—atropine— 
is applied to glacoma great damage is done the eye, 
possibly total loss of vision. 

Symptoms of acute glaucoma: Eye is red and 
inflamed, no mucous discharge, painful pupil, 
slightly dilated (in iritis the pupil is contracted). 
Compare the two eyes. In one there is increased 
tension of globe and shallow anterior chamber. 
With a pupil decidedly larger than its fellow and 
with a marked tension we can make a diagnosis of 
glaucoma, while with a pupil decidedly smaller than 
its fellow and very little or no tension we have 
iritis. 

Treatment: Glaucoma is an unsatisfactory con¬ 
dition to treat. Ultimately the majority of cases 
become blind; however, many years of useful vision 
may be saved to some of these cases by timely 
iridectomy. Eserin spulh., one grain to the ounce 
of water, is used to stay the process and in some 
cases it seems to hold the eye for long periods of 
time. 

Other forms of glaucoma, such as simple glau¬ 
coma, may have no pain, no redness, etc., but these 
should not be confused with the acute troubles we 
have discussed. 




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PHLYCTENULAR KERATITIS 

Phlyctenular keratitis is nearly always a disease 
of children, usually in scrofulous or undernourished 
children. We find on close examination of cornea 
a little whitish yellow ulcer at the junction of the 
cornea and sclerotic, and from this little ulcer a 
fan-shaped mass of red congested blood vessels 
spread out on the sclerotic. The eye is red and very 
sensitive to light. 

Treatment: Locally, one drop in eye, three 
times a day, of atropine sol. 1 per cent; yellow 
oxide of mercury eye ointment, 1 per cent, in eye at 
bedtime. The best possible hygienic surroundings 
should be obtained, especially fresh air and whole¬ 
some food. Cod liver oil or syr. hydriodic acid in¬ 
ternally may be indicated. 

CORNEAL ULCER 

Ulcer of cornea can be seen by careful examina¬ 
tion, often as small as a pin head, a small, dirty, 
gray, white looking spot. The eye is red and in¬ 
flamed and sensitive to light. Pain is severe and 
deep. Sometimes iritis develops. If the ulcer is 
not checked it may perforate the cornea and the eye 
be lost. There are many varieties of corneal ulcer, 
but we will not attempt to describe them here. If 
an ulcer reaches much size and depth it is sure to 
leave a white scar when it heals. 




Cut No. 4. Phlyctenular keratitis: Small ulcer easily 
seen on corneal margin, photophobia. 



Cut No. 5. Corneal ulcer: Easily seen by careful in¬ 
spection, painful; eye red and inflamed. 











(Original lead pencil drawings by tne author.) 











































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Treatment: Atropine sol., 1 per cent, in eye 
four times a day, argyrol 15 per cent may be com¬ 
bined with the atropine. The ulcer should be 
cauterized with carbolic acid or the actual cautery. 
This should be done promptly, as it is the most 
effective means of checking the extension of the 
ulcer. These six eye conditions include practically 
all the commonly met acute eye troubles. 

OPHTHALMIA NEONATORIUM 

Ophthalmia neonatorium, a violent inflammation 
of the eyes of the new-born babe, starts with a 
severe conjunctivitis and often an ulcer of the 
cornea follows quickly, with great destruction to 
the eye. It generally occurs within a few days after 
birth, the infection coming from the birth canal of 
the mother. Prompt instillation of one drop of 
2 per cent silver nitrate sol. put in eye just once 
and followed with one drop of argyrol sol. 15 per 
cent every three hours is usual treatment. The in¬ 
fection is nearly always gonorrhoeal. We some¬ 
times get a combination of two or more forms of 
eye inflammation, but this is more apt to be after 
the trouble has continued for some time. The most 
important thing to remember is to make a careful 
examination, with a good glass and good light. 

(Eye illustrations drawn from life by the 
author.)—From The American Physician , Phila¬ 
delphia, Pa. 




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FALLING HAIR 

See Alopecia and Alopecia Areata ; also 
Dandruff . 

FALLING OF RECTUM 
See Prolapsus Ani. 

FALLING OF WOMB 
See Prolapsus Uteri. 

FECAL IMPACTION 
Fecal Impaction: 

Equal parts hydrogen peroxide and water 
injected high up will dissolve and dislodge. 

M. D., Va. 


Fecal Impaction: 

I£ Olive oil, gviii. 

One egg yolk. 

Water, 1 quart. 

M- Sig: Inject slowly and retain about 
half hour. 

Dr. W. D. B. Lester, 

1852 State St., 
Schenectady, N. Y. 



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Fecal Impaction; Rectal: 

With fountain syringe inject one or two 
pints kerosene and in a few minutes patient 
will expel the hard mass without pain. 

M. D., Cal. 


Fecal Impaction; Rectal: 

Give enema of hydrogen peroxide 3 ounces 
and water 9 ounces. This will soften and 
make use of finger unnecessary and save 
rubber gloves. 

M. D., Mich. 


Fecal Impaction: 

See under Tetanus. 


FEVER 

Fever; From Most Any Cause: 

Give plenty boiled water as hot as patient 
will take it, repeat a few times and see how 
the temperature declines. 

Dr. John M. Ekrem, 
Mobridge, S. Dak. 



142 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Fever; Aches and Pains: 

^ Aspirin, 3.0 
Phenacetin, 3.0 
Caffein, 2.0 
Codeine, 0.2 
M- et div. caps. No. xv. 

Sig: Give as desired. If desire to make 
sweat give with glass hot lemonade. 

M. D., Cal. 

Fever; Aches and Pains: 

Sod. salicy., gr. v. 

Acetanilid, gr. iss. 

Quin, sulph., gr. 

Caffein cit., gr. 

M-ft. one cap. or tab. 

Sig: One such dose every two to six or 
eight hours. 

M. D., Canada. 


Fever; Restlessness , Children: 

IJ Phenacetin, gr. ss. 

Sodii bicarb., gr. i. 

Hyd. chlo. mit., gr. 1/10. 

Pulv. ipecac et opii, gr. 1/10. 

M-ft. tabs, or charts No. x. 

Sig: One every three hours. 

Dr. J. W. Brownson, 
Dubuque, Iowa. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 143 


Fever; Typhoid: 

See Typhoid. 

Fever; Malarial: 

See Malaria. 

Fever; Black-Water: 

See Malarial Hematuria. 

FIBROIDS 

Fibroids; Uterine: 

An inexpensive, slow but positive remedy 
is chromium sulphate 4 grain tablets three 
times daily for several months. Will cause 
disappearance of pathological symptoms in 
your cases; can not or will not be persuaded 
to undergo surgical treatment. Rarely will 
this fail to reduce size of tumor, improve 
rectal and bladder symptoms as well as 
hemorrhage. 

Also effective in enlarged prostates and 
the only complaint (?) made is about the 
increased sexual appetite. 

M. D., S. C. 

FISSURE 

Fissure; Anal: 

Apply an ointment made of salicylic acid 
and oil thuja and get gratifying results. 

M. D., Wis. 



144 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


FISTULA 

Fistula; Rectal: 

A 10 per cent argentum nitrate sol. in¬ 
jected with a glass syringe into a fistula 
cures 90 per cent. 

If it is complete use vaseline in rectum 
to protect it. 

M. D., W. Va. 


Fistula: 

In fistula and sores with deep holes when 
in muscles of sufficient size, cupping with 
the Bier’s hyperemic treatment gives good 
results. 

M. D., Okla. 


FELON (Whitlow) 

Felon: 

Best treatment even after suppuration has 
started. Keep bandaged and saturated with 
tr. aconite root. Never fails. 

M. D,, Tenn. 

Felon; To Abort: 

Saturate a piece of absorbent cotton with 
grain alcohol, bind on and cover with finger 
cot and leave on. Usually cured in seventy 
to seventy-four hours. 


M. D., Cal. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 145 


Felon: 

To abort or hasten, first, when the felon 
has just started, bind to the finger equal 
parts of slaked lime and laundry soap; re¬ 
peat this every six hours. Before applying 
pick the part affected with a clean needle 
or knife until the tough skin is well removed. 
This will abort if used early and hasten if 
used late. 

To relieve pain and hasten cure after felon 
has been opened, roast an onion until it is 
well done, then mash it to a pulp and add 
15 to 20 drops of tr. opium, then bind on. 
This will give immediate relief and hasten 
the cure. Repeat this every two or three 
hours. 

Dr. J. A. Green, 
Crosby ton, Texas. 


FLATULENCE 


Flatulence: 

Mistura hydrastis comp. (Schlotterback’s). 
Sig: Teaspoonful in water after meals. 

M. D., Conn. 


FLUX 

See Dysentery 3 Diarrhoea , etc. 



146 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


FRECKLES 

Freckles: 

Mercury bichlorid, 1 part. 

Zinc sulphate, 2 parts. 

Lead acetate, 2 parts. 

Aquae dest., 250 parts. 

Alcohol, 50 parts. 

M- Sig: Wash and brush face and moisten 
with above. Stop when peeling begins. 

M. D., Ind. 


Freckles; Tan , Lotion: 

Zinc sulph., 3ii. 

Mercury bichlorid, gr. xxx. 

Oil almonds, §i. 

Aquae rose et aquae dest., q. s. ad 1 gallon. 
M- Sig: Apply at night. 

M. D., Kan. 


Freckles: 

^ Alumn, §i. 

Lemon juice, §i. 

Aquare rosae, q. s. ad gvxi. 

M- Sig: Apply as often as needed. 

M. D., Iowa. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 147 


FROSTBITE 

See Chilblains . 

GALL-STONES 

Gall-stones: 

Sodium succinate, 3v. 

Urotropin, 3ii. 

Cascara pulv., 3iiss. 

M-fiat caps. No. lx. 

Sig: One capsule four times daily and the 
following: 

1^ Calomel, gr. v. 

Aloes, pulv. 

Rhubarb pulv., aa gr. ii. 

Ext. hyoscyamus root. 

Podophyllin pulv., aa gr %. 

M-fiat capsule one. 

Sig: Take one such capsule at bedtime once 
a week. 

This is a dandy treatment. Try it. 

M. D., Tex. 


Gall-stones: 

Give three drops chloroform on sugar re¬ 
peated as often as needed for the pain and 
give 5 grains sodium succinate four times 
daily for months. 


M. D., Tenn. 



148 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Gall-stones: 

Spec. med. lobelia, 3v. 

FI. ext. podophyllin, 3iv. 

FI. ext. dioscorea, gi. 

Chloroform water, q. s. ad §iv. 

M- Sig: Half to a teaspoonful in water 
three times daily. 

M. D., Va. 


Gall-stones: 

IJ Lithium benzoate, gr. xx. 

Aquae, q. s. ad §iv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful four or five times 
daily will cure the majority of cases not 
already condemned to the knife. 

M. D., Mo. 


Gall-stones: 

During attack give Homeopathic tincture 
berberis vulgaris 4 drops in a little water 
every fifteen minutes. 

After the attack give 4 tablets china offi¬ 
cinalis 30x half hour before each meal for 
four days, then once a day for four weeks, 
then once a month for four months. Three 
ounces olive oil (warmed and salted) at bed¬ 
time twice a week insures a cure. 

M. D., Wash. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 149 


Gall-stones: 

A cup of cold olive oil at bedtime, one 
Seidlitz powder next morning, no breakfast, 
a tablespoonful Epsom salts at noon. 

Dr. Harlan Page, 

3 Arcade Bldg., 
Newburg, N. Y. 


Gall-stones: 

Natrum sulph. 6x, three to five tablets 
every two to four hours; mag. sulph., 10 to 
20 grains before meals. Keep this up for 
a year or more. 

For the colic give mag. pho. 6x or 30x 
three to five tablets in tablespoonful hot 
water every 5 to 30 minutes. Specific medi¬ 
cine dioscorea dram doses also good for the 
pain. 

M. D., Ind. 


Gall-stones: 

Put a teaspoonful of ether in a half glass 
water and give a teaspoonful every five 
minutes until relief. I have given this a 
fair test for twenty-five years. 

Dr. J. L. Holleman, 
Etawah, Ark. 


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150 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Gall-stone; Colic: 

^ Spec, dioscorea, gss. 

Aquae, q. s. ad gii. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful in half glass water 
every hour or two or as needed. Usually 
controls the pains. 

M. D., Kan. 


Gall-stones: 

Spec. med. berberis aquifolium 10 drops in 
water before meals. 

Sodium phosphate (non-effervescent), tea¬ 
spoonful in cup hot water sipped before 
breakfast. 

Cholelith pills, between meals and at bed¬ 
time. 

A corrected diet and Varicolate tablets to 
keep bowels open. Have cured many 
cases by persistent treatment for one or 
two years. 

M. D., Mich. 


GARGLE . 

See Tonsilitis. 

GALACTOGOGUE 
See Agalactia. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 151 


GAS-POST, OPERATIVE 
Gas-post; Operative: 

Hypodermic of subculoid lobelia 
(Lloyd’s). 

One dram gives complete relief in few 
minutes. 

(Contributor’s name misplaced.) 

GASTRITIS 

Gastritis; Chronic: 

Geranium maculatum (cranesbill) in 10 
to 15 drop doses long continued will mate¬ 
rially benefit. 

M. D., Fla. 

GASTROENTERITIS 

Gastr o-Enteritis: 

^ Tr. opii camph. 

Spts. etheris comp., aa §i. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful in cold sweetened 
water every 15 to 30 minutes until relief 
which will generally be within two or three 
hours. 

Dr. E. Trippel, 
O’Fallon, Ill. 

Gastr o-Enteritis: 

See Colitis, lllio-Colitis and Diarrhoea . 



152 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


GINGIVITIS 

Gingivitis: 

IJ Spts. mentha pip., 5i. 

Saloli, gr. xv. 

Tr. catechu, 3i. 

Alcohol, or aquae, q. s. gii-iv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful in warm water as 
mouth wash. 

M. D., Cal. 


Gingivitis: 

I£ Iodine resub., gr. x. 

Beechwood creosote, 3ii. 

M- Sig: Apply to gums once or more daily. 

M. D., Mont. 

GLAND TRANSPLANTATION 

Gland Transplantation: 

This subject seems to be a “closed book.” 
Could not get the technic, although numer¬ 
ous letters were written to parties supposed 
to know, requesting information and the re¬ 
plies were conspicuous by their absence. 
However, finally in answer to direct ques¬ 
tions a Chicago M. D. advised that it seemed 
to make little difference whether the gland 
is placed in the tunica vaginalis proper or 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 153 


simply within the scrotum, or even buried 
beneath the skin of the abdomen or else¬ 
where, since the gland is absorbed, after 
which the effects disappear gradually. 

Dr. Arnold Lorand, in his book, “Life 
Shortening Habits and Rejuvenation,” con¬ 
tends for the internal administration of 
thyroid and testicular extracts and shows 
very good reasons why this is preferable. 
This points to Harrower’s Gonad Comp. 
No. 70 for the treatment of impotence and 
explains why this is the best treatment 
known. 

See under Books. Also Impotence. 

The Compiler. 

GLANDS, ENLARGED 
See under Goitre-Colloid. 

GOITRE 

Goitre; Simple: 

Catch hold of a fold of skin over goitre 
and slightly pull and release quickly so as 
to produce a slight shock or wave through 
the tumor. Make a sort of pastime of the 
procedure and patient will find it effecting 
a cure in a few weeks. 


M. D., Iowa. 



154 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Goitre; Simple: 

Here is a good prescription for goitre. 
Works well in most cases. 

Iodine crystals, gr. ii. 

Pot. iodid, gr. iv. 

Syr. simp. 

Spts. vini recti., aa 5i. 

Aquae dest., q. s. ad §ii. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful in wine glass water 
hour after meals. 

I also employ Iodex ointment locally, rub¬ 
bing in well. 

M. D., Okla. 


Goitre; Simple: 

^ Spec. med. iris (Lloyd’s), 5i. 

Aquae, §i. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful four times daily and 
use colorless iodine externally every night. 
Made thus: 

^ Tr. iodine, §2/3. 

Stronger ammonii, §1/3. 

M. D., Ohio. 


Goitre; Simple: 

Concuss 7th Cervical spine as for dilated 
heart, which see. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 155 


Goitre; Simple: 

Here is a treatment that does the work. 
No. 1: 

IJ Phenol, 3ss. 

Tr. iodine, 3ii. 

Glycerine, 3iv. 

Aquae dest., §i. 

M- Sig: Inject few drops beneath skin over 
goitre every third day. 

No. 2: 

^ Iodoform, gr. xl. 

Aquae dest., 3i. 

Glycerine, §ii. 

M- Sig: Inject few drops into body of 
goitre every third day, alternating with 
No. 1. M. D., Oregon. 

Goitre; Colloid: 

I have made a great many friends and 
had some wonderful results in colloid goitres, 
enlarged glands, enlarged or painful joints 
by making frequent local applications of a 
saturated solution of potassium iodide. 

Some of my patients use it for bunions 
and corns also. M. D., Pa. 

Goitre ; Simple: 

See Dysmenorrhea and Goitre of Adoles¬ 
cence . 



156 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


GOITRE, EXOPHTHALMIC 
(Hyperthyroidism) 

Goitre; Exophthalmic: 

Ext. ergotae (aqueous), gr. i or ii. 

Quinin hydrobromate (neutral), gr. v. 
M-fiat pil. d. t. d. No. L. 

Sig: One before meals and at bedtime. 

Sthenic stage use also enteroclysis, hypo- 
dermoclysis or intravenous injections of 
normal saline solution bi-weekly. 

M. D., N. Y. C. 

Goitre, Exophalthalmic; Insomnia of: 

I } Sod. bromid, gr. xx. 

Chloral hyd., gr. v. 

Hyoscine hydrobromid, gr. 1/200. 

M-ft. pulvis d. t. d. No. xii. 

Sig: One such powder in a glass water on 
retiring. M. D., N. Y. C. 

GONORRHEA 
Gonorrhea; Prophylactic: 

See Venereal Prophylactics. 

Gonorrhea; Incipient: 

Give 3 drops aconite 3x or 6x every hour 
for twenty-four hours. If no injections are 
used this will abort. 

Dr. John F. Keenan, 
Pension Office, Washington, D. C. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 157 


Gonorrhea; Abortive: 


Acrofiavine 1:100 in normal horse serum. 
Fill urethra, seal and instruct patient to re¬ 
tain as long as possible before urinating. 
Should be used within first twelve hours. 
Causes no pain. The serum adds to the anti¬ 
septic qualities of the acrofiavine. 

M. D., Tenn. 


Gonorrhea: 

Although the remedies I use are as old 
as the disease, I think the wonderful results 
produced is due to the fact that I do not 
start astringents until the inflammation has 
reached its acme and the blood vessels are in 
a relaxed condition. I can assure you the 
following method will give results far better 
than the newer treatments are giving today. 
I have proven by treatment of hundreds of 
cases, that the inflammation reaches its 
height about the thirteenth to fifteenth day, 
therefore I prescribe as follows: 

Uriseptin, gviii. 

Sig: Two teaspoonfuls in a half glass water 
three times a day for at least thirteen to 
fifteen days. The ardor urinae will cease 
quickly; there will be very little difference 
in the discharge until about the tenth or 
twelfth day, when it will become thinner. 
On the thirteenth or fifteenth I order: 




158 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Zinc sulph., gr. xx. 

Alum pwd., gr. xxv. 

Acid carbolic, m. viii. 

Aquae, gviii. 

M- Sig: Use as injection three times daily 
after urinating. 

Give oil santalwood 8 to 10 drops three 
times daily. The discharge will rapidly 
cease; there will be practically none by 
second or third day, but the injection should 
be continued until all is used. If discharge 
has not entirely ceased and the urine contains 
shreds and debris (until it is perfectly clear 
the patient is not well) a slightly stronger 
injection should be ordered. 

^ Zinc sulph., gr. xxv. 

Alum pwd., gr. xxx. 

Acid carbolic, m. viii. 

Aquae, gviii. 

M- Sig: Inject at least twice daily until 
urine is perfectly clear, which should 
occur in about another week; no medicine 
now necessary internally. 

Wear a jock strap, it may prevent epidi¬ 
dymitis; paint penis with tr. iodine, it helps 
prevent chordee; avoid shell fish, liquor and 
sexual excitement. Dr. J. Henry Dowd, 
G. U. Surgeon Sisters Mercyband Hosp., 

Buffalo, N. Y. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 159 


Gonorrhea; Injection for: 

Zinc sulph., gr. x. 

Zinc chloride, gr. iv. 

Morphin acetate, gr. iv. 

Aquae dest., giv. 

M- Sig: Inject sparingly after passing 
urine. 

M. D., Ind. 

Gonorrhea; Internal Treatment: 

Balsam copaiba, giiss. 

Tr. benzoin comp., §i. 

Spts. turpentine, §ss. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful t. i. d. 

M. D., N. C. 


Gonorrhea; Injection for: 

I^ Bis. sub nit., gr. xx. 

Zinc sulph. 

Plumbi acetate, aa gr. x. 

Tr. catechu, 3iv. 

Simple syr., giii. 

M- Sig: Use as injection several times 
daily, holding penis upright for few 
minutes to allow the bismuth to settle in 
urethra. 


M. D., Miss. 



160 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Gonorrhea and Gleet: 

I } Balsam copaiba, giss. 

Spts. nitrous ether, giii. 

Oil cubebs, 3ii. 

Oil turpentine, 3i. 

Mucilage acacia, q. s. gviii. 

M- Sig: Shake well and take teaspoonful 
after meals and at bedtime. 

M. D., Iowa. 


Gonorrhea; Chronic: 

^ Cocoa butter, gi. 

White wax, 3i. 

Melt and add silver nitrate (dissolved in 
water), gr. v. 

M- Sig: Dip about two inches of medium 
metal sound into melted salve, cool and 
insert into deep urethra; leave in for 15 
to 30 minutes. Apply twice a week. If 
necessary precede by massage of prostate 
gland. 

Dr. R. J. Wenzel, 

218 Logan Bldg., 

St. Joseph, Mo. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 161 


Gonorrhea ; Chronic: 

Where there is that “morning drop” and 
prostatic enlargement, use Mercurochrome 
(Hynson-Westicott, Baltimore) in varying 
though increasing strength, 1 to 3 per cent 
or more in the bladder introduced by the 
use of a rubber catheter; begin by adding 
to this solution spec, thuja 3 gtts. and in¬ 
creasing 1 gtt. every day until tolerance 
demands stop. As a rule there are warts in 
the urethra, bladder or about the prostate 
gland. About the time of tolerance your 
patient begins to pass little slugs, which you 
may find are just exfoliated warts. When 
the field is cleared there will be no more 
“morning drop.” Have a few times re¬ 
sorted to a weak solution of resorcin to clear 
the track, but in this way I clear it. I am 
sure I got as much as two ounces papalomas 
from the urethral tract in one week in a 
recent case. Then there was a well man. 
I think warts may be found in most cases 
of gleet (gonorrhea, chronic), and what is 
more it is communicable beyond perad- 
venture. 


M. D., Okla. 



162 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Gonorrhea; Chronic: 

Turpendine is a prescription that has real 
value in some cases, where you feel or know 
there are no warts, especially in dry, tender 
cases. 

IJ Iodine 10 parts, spts. turpentine 15 parts, 
glycerine 75 parts, or in this proportion. 
About 15 to 20 gtts. will usually get the 
answer. I’ve tried it. 

M. D., Okla. 

Gonorrhea; Chronic: 

^ Zinci dido-para-phenolsulphate, 2.0-2.5 
Bismuth salicyl., 2.0 

Aquae dest., 200.0 

M- Sig: Injection to be used t. i. d. Will 
remove the “ugly morning drop.” 

Dr. A. H. Warner, 

New York City. 


Gonorrhea; Female: 

First cleanse gastro-intestinal tract and 
load with big doses sodium bicarbonate, then 
use the following local treatment: 

Cleanse vagina, cervix and urethra with 
sat. sol. boric acid, dry with pledget cotton, 
held by a uterine forcep, then dip a pledget 
in a 1 per cent aqueous sol. methylene blue 
and carry it up to the internal os-uteri. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 163 


Rub in thoroughly. Special care should be 
taken to carry the solution into the fornices 
and to paint the lateral walls of vagina which 
protrude between valves of the speculum, as 
well as the mouth of the urethra. 

Treat twice a week and instruct patient 
to use a douche of sterile water twice daily, 
except the night after the above treatment 
has been given. This is the very best I 
know of. M. D., Mo. 

Gonorrhea; French Secret: 

See Venereal Prophylactics. 

GOUT 

See Rheumatism and Gouty Conditions. 

GRANULATED LIDS 

See Trachoma. 

GRAVEL 
See Renal Calculi. 

HAY-FEVER 

Hay-Fever: 

Liq. adrenalin chlorid (1:1000), 3i. 
Vaseline alba, 3i. 

Adeps lanae hydrosi, 3i. 

M- Sig: Apply this ointment to nasal 
mucosa as needed. M. D., N. Y. C. 



164 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Hay-Fever: 

See Asthma. 


HAIR DYE 

See Toilet Preparations. 


HEADACHE 

Headache: 

Aspirin. 

Phenacetin, aa gr. xl. 

Caffein cit., gr. xxiv. 

M-ft. caps. No. xii. 

Sig: One capsule every four hours. 

The best and takes less than average coal 
tar remedies. 

M. D., Kan. 


Headache: 

Caffeinae (Aik.), gr. xii. 

Sodii salicylate, 5i. 

Ammonii bromidi, oi. 

Acetanilidi, gr. xl. 

Spts. ammoniae arom., q. s. §ii. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful well diluted as needed. 

M. D., S. C. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 165 


Headache; Neuralgia: 

Acetphenetidin, gr. ii. 

Aeetylsalicylic acid, gr. iv. 

Tr. gelsemium, m. iii. 

Caffein, gr. 14 . 

M-ft. one pulv. 

Sig: One such powder repeated as needed. 

M. D., Ind. 

Headache; Sunpain: 

Comes on in the morning and leaves be¬ 
fore night. They demand help. Here it is: 
Quinin sulph. 

Iron ferrocyanide, aa. 

M-ft. in No. 1 capsules. 

Sig: One every three hours. 

Also good for angina pectoris if long con¬ 
tinued. 

Dr. H. O. S., Mo. 

Headache; Sick: 

Concuss fifth Thoracic spine same as for 
Heart, Dilated, which see. 

Headache; Sick; Migraine-Hemicrania: 

^ Sod. salicylate, 1.0. 

Potas. bromid, 1.0. 

M- Sig: Give before the onset. In very 
nervous people give in divided doses. 

M. D., Okla. 


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166 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Headache; Frontal: 

Can often be cured in two minutes by wet¬ 
ting a small piece of cotton with acetic ether 
and wiping across the forehead and over the 
temples, then holding it in place on the fore¬ 
head for a minute. 

M. D., Mo. 


Headache: 

See Pain. 

HEART DISEASES 
Heart; Dilated: 

Concuss seventh Cervical spine with a com¬ 
mon plexor and pleximeter, two seances with 
interval, so that whole period does not exceed 
half minute. Do this twice daily until cured. 
Same for aneurism and goitre. 

Heart Diseases: 

IJ Spec. med. crataegus (Lloyd’s), §i. 

Spec. med. cactus grand., 3i. 

Aquae dest. 

Syr. simplisis, aa q. s. ad giv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful four times daily at 
regular intervals. 

For organic and functional heart diseases. 

M. D., Colo. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 167 


Heart; Sedative: 

1$ Strontii bromidi, gss. 

Strychnin nit., gr. y±. 

Elix. adjuvantis, §iv. 

M- Sig: Two teaspoonfuls for full bound¬ 
ing heart repeated every three hours until 
relieved. 

Dr. Orville Jennings., 

108 Ouachita Ave., Hot Springs, Ark. 

HEAT 

See Prickly Heat . 

HEMORRHAGE 

Hemorrhage: 

Prepare a 1-1000 watery solution of 
methylene blue. Apply with sponge, appli¬ 
cator or tampon to any bleeding part. Give 
by mouth for hemorrhage from esophagus 
or stomach. For bleeding from intestines 
give by mouth followed by a glass of water 
and concuss the fifth Thoracic spine to 
empty stomach contents into intestines. 
Use with confidence in all hemorrhages not 
requiring ligation of a large vessel. It is 
our best hemostat. 

Dr. E. M. Perdue., 

1003 Forrest Ave., Kansas City, Mo. 



168 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Hemorrhage: 

Local application of powdered perman¬ 
ganate potash is an excellent hemostat. 

M. D., Tenn. 

Hemorrhage: 

Stypticin, gr. xx. 

Ergatole, §i. 

Liq. adrenalin, 3ii. 

Syr. auranti cort., gss. 

Aquae menthae pip., q. s. ad Jiv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every three hours. 

M. D., Ark. 


Hemorrhage: 

Cal. chloridi, 3i. 

Hamamelis fl. ext., 3ii. 

Syrup simplicis, 3v. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful hourly when needed. 

Dr. Samuel Kistler, 

3116 So. Vermont Ave., 

Los Angeles, Cal. 


Hemorrhage; Intestinal: 

Euginia cordial (Flint Eaton, Decatur, 
Ill.). 

Sig: Pushed to full dosage gives good re¬ 
sults. 


M. D., Ohio. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 169 


Hemorrhage; Cerebral: 
See Apoplexy. 


Hemorrhage; Uferine : 

See Menorrhagia and Metrorrhagia. 

HEMOPTYSIS 

Hemoptysis: 

Atropin is almost a specific. One dose of 
1-100 grain will usually stop at once but 
can be repeated to effect. Then give 1/150 
grain every night for week or more. 

(Name lost in the shuffle.) 


HEMORRHOIDS (Piles) 

Hemorrhoids: 

IJ Lead acetate. 

Ext. belladonna. 

Tannic acid, aa 3i. 

Pulv. opii, 3ss. 

Vaseline, pure white, §i. 

M- Sig: Apply night and morning. A 
sure cure. 

Dr. Edwin B. Ellis, 
Prudon, Tex. 



170 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


♦ * 


Hemorrhoids: 

Tannic acid, 3ss. 

Pine tar, 3i. 

Morphin sulph., gr. ii. 

Adeps benzoated, gi. 

M- Sig: Apply as far up rectum with fin¬ 
gers as possible, or cut a piece the size 
of a pea and insert night and morning. 
Avoid constipation. 

M. D., Wash. 


Hemorrhoids: 

FI. ext. collinsonia. 

FI. ext. witch hazel, aa. 

M-Sig: Give 20 to 30 gtts. t. i. d. This 
cures recent cases quickly and chronic 
cases will be relieved in few days. 

M. D., Iowa. 


Hemorrhoids: 

Thymol Iodide (Aristol) is the only drug 
for quick relief from the so-called “itching” 
piles. Apply the powder on absorbent cot¬ 
ton. 

M. D., W. I. 


Hemorrhoids: 

Dilate well and keep bowels open. 

M. D, Ill. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 171 


Hemorrhoids: 

Inject a 4 per cent solution of quinin and 
urea in distilled water between the mucous 
and muscular coats at the apex of the base. 
(Ireland’s Method.) 



This strangulates the blood supply by 
throwing out and contracting of fibrous 
tissues, a few drops, five or more on either 
side. It cost me over $200 to learn this 
treatment. 

A Birmingham, Ala., physician advises 
that a 10 to 20 per cent solution, injected 
directly into the center of the pile tumor 
same as the carbolic acid treatment, gives 
the same results without sloughing. 

The Compiler. 


Hemorrhoids: 

I£ Pv. ext. lobelia, gr. xx. 

Pv. ext. caulophylum, gr. xv. 

Pv. ext. xanthoxylum, gr. xii. 

Berberine, gr. xii. 

Cocoa butter, q. s. 

M-ft. rectal suppos. No. xii. 

Sig: Insert one night and morning. 

M. D., Spokane, Wash. 



172 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Hemorrhoids; External Thrombotic: 

Dionol seems to have given me excellent 
results in external thrombotic piles. Apply 
freely and often. They perish. 

M. D., Tenn. 


Hemorrhoids: 

When there is itching, ulceration, swelling 
and inflammation. 

FI. ext. stromonium, 3i. 

Balsam Peru, 3i. 

Carbolic acid, m. xx. 

Castor oil, q. s. giv. 

M-Sig: Apply warm over the entire in¬ 
flamed area. 

M. D., Tenn. 

Hemorrhoids: 

1J Tr. asculus hip., Si. 

Tr. collinsonia, Si. 

Tr. hamaelis, Si. 

Aquae, as. ad giv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful four times daily. 

Note: The Homeopathic Mother Tinc¬ 
tures are intended in the above. 

M. D., Miss. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 173 


HERNIA 

Hernia: 

Injection for the cure of. 

Phenol, 3i. 

Glycerin. 

Aquae, aa 3ii. 

M- Sig: Inject syringeful into the canal 
between internal and external ring. Re¬ 
peat in about a week or when the soreness, 
which is slight, disappears. Keep truss 
fitted well until some months after treat¬ 
ment is discontinued. Very successful. 

Or 

1 ^ Calendula. 

Thuja, aa 3i. 

Phenol, 3ii. 

M- Sig: Use same as above. 

M. D., Ky. 


Hernia; Pains of: 

A layman writes that he suffered intense 
pains from a rupture for years when someone 
recommended eating beans for relief. Says 
he began eating a fair sized dish of beans 
(does not state kind) and will give his oath 
to the effect that he has never suffered the 
least pain since. 

A Layman, Palmyra, N. Y. 



174 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Hernia ; Strangulated: 

To reduce, flex the patient’s limbs and give 
large doses H. M. C. hypodermically, three 
tablets, four if the patient is suffering much. 
Apply hot fomentation and the patient goes 
to sleep. When he wakes, which he will do, 
the hernia is in. I have had success with this 
method after failing with chloroform. 

M. D., Md. 

HERPES ZOSTER (Shingles) 

Herpes Zoster: 

Salicylic acid. 

Gum camphor, aa gr. xxiv. 

Oil sassafras, m. xx. 

Petrolatum, §i. 

M- Sig: Apply to parts every three or four 
hours. A sure cure. 

Dr. U. S. Cordell,, 
Macomb, Okla. 

Herpes Zoster: 

^ Pil. zinci phosphidi, gr. 1/10, No. xxi. 

Sig: One pill after each meal and paint the 
eruption with flexible collodion as needed. 
The treatment and the only treatment for 
shingles. 

Dr. W. G. Harris, 

Plano, Tex. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 175 


Herpes Zoster: 

Paint lesion with flexible collodion. Give 
one 8 minim tablet nuclein every two hours 
and use galvanism, positive pole over spine 
at exit of the nerves affected. Use daily. 
Relief prompt and sure. 

M. D., Ill. 


Herpes Zoster: 

Patients over forty-five years of age give 
internally mezereum 3x, six pellets hourly. 
Younger persons rhus tox. 6x same way. 
Paint lesion with collodion. 

M. D., Cal. 


Herpes Zoster: 

Balsamic Ointment (Nat. Drug Co.) 
applied early will abort. 

M. D., W. Va. 


Herpes Zoster: 

I have used Campho-Phenique applica¬ 
tions for fifteen years and never found any¬ 
thing else to equal it. 


M. D., Canada. 




176 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


HICCOUGH (Singultus) 

Hiccough: 

IJ Chloroform, 3ss. 

Liq. petrolatum, gi. 

M- Sig: Give half the above and repeat in 
thirty minutes if necessary. This will 
relieve unless you are dealing with some¬ 
thing medicine will not reach, like sub- 
diaphragmatic abscess. 

Original prescription called for ounce of 
chloroform, but that looks like too much. 

M. D., Mich. 


Hiccough: 

Spec, belladonna, m. x. 

Chloroform, m. xv. 

Aquae, q. s. gi. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful repeated as neces¬ 
sary. 

M. D., Ind. 


Hiccough: 

Cicutine hydrobromide gr. 1/16 used 
hypodermically every two or three hours. I 
have not had a failure in the worst cases in 
consultation. If you can not get the alkaloid 
excanium maculatum 15 gtts. every hour or 
two. 


M. D., W. Va. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 177 


Hiccough: 

^ One drop oil cinnamon or cassia on a small 
lump of sugar is the only treatment. Try 
it and see. 

M. D., Ill. 


Hiccough: 

Stop it by giving oil cajeput, one drop on 
sugar, every hour. 


M. D., Mo. 


Hiccough: 

Use a spoon handle, press tongue down 
and back with a steady force. It will work 
every time. 

M. D., Cal. 


Hiccough: 

Give lobelin sulphate gr. 1/100 and re¬ 
peat if necessary. 


M. D., Tex. 


Hiccough: 

Give 3 to 10 drops tr. iodine in half glass 
water and the singultus stops. This is also 
excellent for the vomiting in influenza. 

Dr. A. L. Nourse, 
Anniston, Ala. 



178 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE 

See Blood Pressure; High . 

HIVES 
See Urticaria . 


HOARSENESS 

Hoarseness: 

When persistent may be quickly relieved 
by free painting with tr. iodine daily over 
the cricothyroid membrane area. 

If of tubercular origin then use liquid 
guiacol every four hours. 

M. D, Mich. 


HYDROCELE 

Hydrocele: 

Thuja (Lloyd’s), Si. 

Aquae dest., §i. 

M- Sig: Inject one dram into the sac after 
drawing off most of the fluid. Instruct 
patient to keep quiet for a few days. 

Dr. W. B. Wood, 

1066 E. 45th St., 

Los Angeles, Cal. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 179 


Hydrocele: 

Spec. med. thuja (Lloyd’s), §i. 

Aquae dest, §i. 

M- Sig: First empty the contents of the 
tunica vaginalis with trocar and canula. 
Then inject one or two drams of the above 
at body heat through the canula. With¬ 
draw canula and knead scrotum well. 

M. D., Colo. 


Hydrocele: 

After having treated hundreds of cases 
with iodine and phenol of different combina¬ 
tions and strengths, have discarded all for 
the following more simple one: 

Spec, thuja. 

Very warm water, aa gss. 

M-Sig: Draw into a hard rubber syringe 
about two drams of this mixture and place 
it where it will remain warm. 

Now introduce canula or large exploring 
needle into the sac, allowing the fluid to 
escape; now place nozzle of the syringe con¬ 
taining the warm mixture in mouth of the 
canula or needle and with some force quickly 
empty it into the sac, withdraw and massage 
thoroughly and seal puncture with flexible 
collodion. The pain which follows will last 



180 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


about an hour. The scrotum will swell look¬ 
ing like treatment is unsuccessful, but in 
about two weeks will go down to normal 
and you have a permanent cure. 

M. D., Miss. 


Hydrocele: 

After tapping push through canula and 
leave in 18 or 20 inches of sterile catgut No. 
1 or 2. Ninety-nine and ten-tenths positive. 

Dr. H. N. Oliphant, 

Frankfort, Ind. 

HYPERIDROSIS (Excessive Perspiration) 

Hyperidrosis: 

Formaldehyde, 3vi. 

Oil rosemary, 3ss. 

Alcohol, q. s. ad gvi. 

Color to suit, if desired. 

M- Sig: Bathe armpits, feet or the parts 
that sweat excessively with hot water, 
then apply the above solution lightly night 
and morning until improvement occurs, 
then lengthen to twice a week. 

Sweating of the armpits is very stubborn 
and this may have to be repeated occasionally 
throughout the year. 

M. D., Ill. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 181 


Hyperidrosis ; Axillary: 

Excessive sweating of armpits effectively 
controlled by applications of a 1 per cent 
formalin solution, followed by applications 
of pure undiluted hydrogen peroxide. 

M. D., N. M. 

/ 


Hyperidrosis: 

Relieved by applications of thuja in water 
three times daily. 


M. D., Tenn. 


Hyperidrosis; Fetid: 

See Bromidrosis . 

HYPERTHYROIDISM 
See Goitre-Ex-Ophthalmic. 

HYSTERIA 

Hysteria: 

^ Quinin sulph., gr. xxiv. 

Capsicum pwd., gr. xxxvi. 

Ammonium chlorid, gr. xlviii. 

M-fiat charts No. xii. 

Sig: One powder in tablespoonful cold 
water every hour until relieved. Then 
discontinue. 


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182 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Note: Always give orders to nurse loud 
enough so that patient will thoroughly un¬ 
derstand that the medicine is to be given only 
when feeling as if a spell was coming on 
and must not be given any other way except 
in cold water. 

Dr. W. W. W., Ark. 


Hysteria: 

Spec. med. pulsatilla, 3i. 

Aquae, q. s. ad §iv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every half hour until 
relieved, then every hour. 

M. D., Ill. 


IDIOCY 

Idiocy; Cretinoid or Myccoedematous: 

Tabloid thyroid gland, gr. 

Tabloid thymus gland, gr. ii. 

Calcii hypophosphidum, gr. iv. 

M-fiat. caps, vel pilulae d. t. d. No. L. 

Sig: Take one or two such doses twice 
thrice or oftener per day. 

Dr. Reginald Miller, 

552 West 114th St., 
New York City. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 183 


ILEO-COLITIS 

See Diarrhoea ; Summer. 

IMPETIGO, CONTAGIOSA 
Impetigo: 

Bathe affected parts with warm antiseptic 
solution, then use the following: 

I£ Ungt. mercury ammon. 

Ungt. zinc oxide, aa 3iv. 

Ungt. boric acid, q. s. ad gii. 

M- Sig: Apply after the antiseptic wash 
to effect; use no more water thereafter. 

M. D., Tex. 

Impetigo: 

^ Dissolve one bichloride mercury and am¬ 
monium chloride tablet (7% gr.) in a 
quart of water. 

Sig: Moisten compresses and apply twice 
or thrice daily. A cure in very few days. 

M. D., N. M. 


Impetigo: 

Simply, ungt. ammoniated mercury as 
needed. 


M. D., Conn. 



184 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


IMPOTENCE 

Impotence: 

JJ Gonad Comp. (Harrower), No. C. 

Sig: One q. i. d. a. c. gradually increased 
to 6 or 8 daily and continued for several 
weeks. M. D., Tenn. 

Impotence: 

^ Tablets Adreno-Spermin Comp. (Har¬ 
rower) . 

Sig: One tablet four times daily. 

For impotence and general run down con¬ 
dition of system. M. D., Colo. 

Impotence: 

Aloin is a great remedy for lost manhood. 
Give 1/20 grain three times daily for six 
weeks, then twice daily for same period. 
Mix it with powdered benzoin % grain and 
ext. licorice q. s. to make a tablet. 

M. D., Wis. 


Impotence; Irritable: 

^ Tr. sanguinaria, 3iii. 

FI. ext. styllingia, q. s. gi. 

M- Sig: Give 15 to 20 gtts. in water, t. i. d. 
This especially works when genitals are 
more or less relaxed. M. D., Wis. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 185 


Impotence: 

“Hindoo Salve” for weak men. 

IJ FI. ext. muria puama, m. xxx. 

FI. ext. capsicum, m. v. 

FI. ext. nux vomica, m. xxx. 

Lanolin, gi. 

M- Sig: Apply every night to the parts 
after a warm salt water bath. 

M. D., Wis. 


Impotence ; Partial: 

For fagging of the sexual powers in man 
or beast, surgically shorten the scrotum and 
note the improvement. This discovery came 
to me by accident, when a sawmill hand fell 
astride a running belt and lost most of his 
scrotum, while the testes were unharmed. 
For more than a year before his sexual 
powers were lost, then ten months later there 
was a baby of his own at his home. 

M. D., Okla. 


Impotence: 

See Neurosis, Sexual ; also Aphrodisaic . 

INCONTINENCE 


See Enuresis . 



186 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


INDIGESTION 

Indigestion: 

Arom. spts. ammonia, m. viii. 

Spts. ether nitrosi, m. iv. 

Spts. camphor, m. iv. 

M- Sig: The above to be given at one dose 
in about an ounce of water and repeated 
in about fifteen minutes if necessary. 
Almost specific for heartburn and sour 
stomach. 

Dr. J. W. Greenwood, 

835 W. Fayette St., 

Baltimore, Md. 

Indigestion: 

I£ Hydrochloric acid dil., 3ii. 

FI. ext. nux vomica, m. xii. 

Bis. sub nit., 3ii. 

Elix. lact. pepsin, q. s. ad gvi. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful before meals. 

M. D., Kan. 

Indigestion: 

If Tr. nux vomica, 3iv. 

Tr. quassia, 3vi. 

Hydrochloric acid dil., 3iv. 

Aquae dest., q. s. giii. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful in half glass water 
after meals. 


M. D., Ohio. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 187 


Indigestion: 

Gas and uncomfortable feeling after eat¬ 
ing. 

Ii* Bis. salicy., 3iii. 

Glycero pepsin, 5iv. 

Glycerine, §i. 

Tono Sombul (Warner), q. s. §iv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful after eating gives 
immediate relief. 

Dr. Homer H. Neff, 

Spring Hill, Kan. 


Indigestion: 

Strychnin nit., gr. 

Ess. pepsin (Fairchild), §i. 

Ess. pancreas, giss. 

Elix. adjuvantis, q. s. ad Siv. 

M- Sig: Two teaspoonfuls every three 
hours. 

M. D., Ark. 


Indigestion: 

Tr. nux vomica, 3ii. 

Tr. gentian comp., giss. 

Elix. lact., pepsin, q. s. ad giii. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful in w T ater after meals. 

M. D., Mo. 



188 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Indigestion: 

If Magnesium carb. 

Mag. sulph., aa 5iv. 

Spts. ammonia arom., 3iv. 

Ess. mentha pip., 3ii. 

Glycerine, giii. 

Aquae dest., q. s. ad gviii. 

M- Sig: Tablespoonful in a little water 
after meals. 

M. D., Mo. 


Indigestion; Acute, Gas: 

If Hoffman’s anodyne, §ii. 

Sig: Teaspoonful in a teacupful of warm 
water. Repeat in half to one hour if 
necessary. 

Has never failed to give perfect relief 
for me. 

Dr. E. Hillard,, 
Granbury, Texas. 


Indigestion; Gas: 

Can be relieved and cured very quickly 
by taking 10 grains bismuth subgallate be¬ 
fore meals. M. D., Kan. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 189 


Indigestion; Gas and Acidosis: 

Lactis magnesia (Phillips’), gii. 

Sod. bicarb., gss. 

Spts. ammonia arom., gss. 

Elix. lactopeptine, gii. 

Aqua mentha pip., q. s. gvi. 

M- Sig: Two teaspoonfuls in half glass 
water after each meal. Shake well before 
taking. 

Dr. W. J. Chewning, 
Fredericksburg, Va. 


Indigestion ; Gas , etc.: 

Chloroform, m. x. 

Tr. belladonna, 3iss. 

Neutralizing cordial, q. s. gvi. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful before meals and at 
bedtime. If there is pain with the other 
symptoms add: 

FI. ext. condurango, gss-i. 

Specific cannabis indica, m. x. 

Greasy, starchy and acid foods must be 
eliminated. 


M. D., W. Va. 



190 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Indigestion; Intestinal: 

^ Liq. potas. arsenitus, 5iss. 

Nitrohydrochloric acid dil. 

Tr. nux vomica, aa 3ii. 

Tr. gentian comp., giss. 

Elix. peptoenzyme, q. s. giii. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful t. i. d. in water. 

M. D., N. Y. C. 

Indigestion; Intestinal , with Pain and Gas: 
Tablets containing the following: 

^ Sod. salicylate, gr. i. 

Phenol iodide, gr. %. 

Guiacol, gr. ^4- 
Oil cloves, m. i. 

M- Sig: One or two tablets before meals. 
This is the best thing I have ever found. 
Put up by Flint Eaton, Decatur, Ill. 

M. D., Ohio. 


Indigestion; Of Pregnancy: 

1$ Pulv. rhei, gr. x. 

Sod. bicarb., gr. xx. 

Ferri sub carb., gr. xv-xxx. 

Bis. sub nit., 3i. 

M-et. div. in pulv. No. xii. 

Sig: One powder half hour before each 
meal. Take the morning dose before aris¬ 
ing. M. D., Md. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 191 


Indigestion ; Nervous , with Constipation: 

Sodii bicarb., 3ii. 

Sodii bromid, 3iv. 

Ess. mentha pip., 3ii. 

FI. ext. cascara arom., 3iv. 

Inf. gentian comp. 

Syrupi rhei, aa q. s. ad giv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every four hours. 

Dr. Donald B. McHenry, 

Orangeville, Pa. 

Indigestion; Nervous: 

Kalii bromide, gi. 

FI. ext. hyoscami., 3i. 

Elix. lact. pepsin, giii. 

Aquae, q. s. gvi. 

M-Sig: Teaspoonful t. i. d. 

Note:' First drug in above is said by some 
to be contraindicated in affections of the 
stomach, but clinically the above prescrip¬ 
tion is serviceable in many instances. 

M. D., S. C. 


Indigestion; Nervous: 

Tr. cannabis indica. 

Tr. gelsemium. 

Tr. nux vomica. 

Spec. med. matricaria, aa. 

M- Sig: Twenty drops every three hours 
to t. i. d. M. D., Wash. 



192 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Indigestion: 

Saurkraut is noted for its superior anti¬ 
ferment properties, therefore let chronic 
stomach grunters get cured by eating same, 
chewing thoroughly and drinking the juice. 

M. D., Cal. 

Indigestion; Intestinal: 

See treatment under Pellagra . 

INFECTIONS 

Infections and Contagions: 

Give 1/10 grain calomel every four hours 
along with the generally indicated treatment. 

M. D., Pa. 

INFLUENZA (LaGrippe) 

Influenza: 

Pulv. aspirin. 

Pulv. phenacetin. 

Pulv. quininae, aa gr. xv. 

Pulv. salol, gr. x. 

M-ft. caps. No. xii. 

Sig: One capsule every three hours. 

I used loads and loads of the above while 
in the army and am still using with good 
results. Begin by a thorough cleanout, then 
follow with the above and will invariably 
get good results and an appreciative patient. 

M. D., Ky. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 193 


Influenza: 

First give a teaspoonful of powdered 
cinnamon in a cup of water as hot as patient 
will take it and follow with calcidin 2^ 
grains more or less every two hours for the 
first twenty-four hours, then less often as 
needed until complete recovery. 

M. D., Memphis, Tenn. 


Influenza: 

^ Calcium iodized. 

Quinin. 

Acetanilid, aa. 

M-et. put in No. 3 caps. 

Sig: After a saline laxative give one cap¬ 
sule every two or three hours. 

M. D., Wis. 


Influenza: 

^ Stron. salicy., gr. viiss. 

Salol, gr. v. 

Antipyrine, gr. iv. 

Caf. citrate, gr. i. 

M-ft. tallis charts No. x. 

Sig: One powder q. three hours. 

I have used this in hundreds of cases, con¬ 
fined women with “flu” and pneumonia with 
temperature of 105 F. without a death. 

M. D., Colo. 

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194 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Influenza: 

^ Sod. salicy., pure, 5iv. 

Lig. ammonii acet. cone., Siv. 

Spts. ether nitrosi, 3vi. 

Aquae dest., q. s. §iv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful in half ounce water 
every two hours while fever is above 102 F. 
and every four hours when below. An 
aperient at beginning. 

The above was given to 750 cases of in¬ 
mates of the state asylum 1918-19, with only 
17 deaths among these difficult patients to 
manage. 

Dr. Geo. Howard, 
Marble Falls, Tex. 


Influenza: 

IJ Quinin, gr. xv. 

Aspirin, gr. xxx. 

Dover’s powder, gr. viii. 

Strychnin, gr. i. 

M- ft. caps. No. viii. 

Sig: One capsule every four hours. 

Dr. J. W. Chisholm, 

Roxie, Miss. 



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Influenza: 

With vomiting, restlessness and threaten¬ 
ing pneumonia. A hypodermic of H. M. C. 
(Abbott) quiets and seems to turn the tide 
for the better. 

Dr. A. P. O. Nelson, 
Oakley, Idaho. 

N. B. I have noted the same results. 

(The Compiler.) 

Influenza; Pneumonia: 

In all cases complicated with marked 
symptoms broncho-pneumonia the applica¬ 
tion of the Foradic current generated from 
an ordinary dry cell battery (of two or three 
dry cells) to the chest walls. Place the moist 
sponge electrodes on anterior and posterior 
walls of chest and go over all parts thor¬ 
oughly for 20 to 40 minutes, repeated daily 
until three or more treatments are given. 
Seemingly the happiest results have fol¬ 
lowed this treatment. Resolution super¬ 
venes almost immediately and recovery is 
rapid. I would greatly appreciate physi¬ 
cians equipped with the necessary devices 
would test the merits of same and advise 
me of results. 

Dr. E. L. Hume, 
Milroy, Ind. 



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Influenza; La Grippe: 

Amm. salicylate, gr. iii. 

Phenacetin, gr. i. 

Salicin, gr. iss. 

Caffein, pure, gr. ss. 

M- Sig: Give one such dose as indicated. 

M. D., Ind. 

Influenza: 

IJ Veratrum viridi (Norwood’s), 3i. 

Asclepidoid gran., 1/12 gr. No. xxxii. 

Tr. eupatorium perfoliatum, giv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every two hours. 
This saved every case during the epidemic. 

M. D., Texas. 

Influenza: 

Give a large dose of Sherman’s Comb. 
Bacterin No. 38 in the very beginning and 
you will surely cut it short. Do not be afraid 
of large dosage. The same in any acute 
disease. The Compiler. 

INGROWING NAIL 
Ingrowing Nail: 

Pour melted tallow on the sore place. 
There will be scarcely any pain and in a 
few days can complete cure by paring away 
the nail without any inconvenience. 

Dr. Wm. E. Kitchell, 

St. Clair, Mo. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 197 


INTERTRIGO (Chafing) 

Apply pure grain alcohol. Does it 
“hurt”? Well, yes, but a cure results. 

M. D., Tenn. 

ITCH 

Itch; Winter: 

I have found the following the best thing 
I ever saw for those troublesome cases where 
patient is not bothered during the day, but 
is tormented fearfully at night. 

^ Hydrargrum ammon., gr. xx. 

Sulphur precp., 3i. 

Lanolin. 

Petrolatum, aa gss. 

M-ft. ungt. 

Sig: Apply with friction at night after a 
scrub bath. Use few nights and skip few 
and apply again. Dr. J. H. Cox, 

Putnam, Va. 


Itch: 


All itching eruptions look alike to Balsa¬ 
mic Ointment. M. D., W. Va. 


Itch: 

See Scabies . 

Itch; Barbers': 

See Barbers' Itch . 

IVY POISONING 

See Rhus Poisoning . 


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JAUNDICE 
Jaundice ; Catarrhal: 

Give plenty fresh apple juice, not the 
fermented. Pay no attention to the objec¬ 
tions by some books and professors. Do 
what I tell you and get results. Half to 
one gallon per day. Works only in the 
catarrhal and not in those cases of tumors 
or malignancy. Dr. J. J. Waller, 

Oliver Springs, Tenn. 

Jaundice; Catarrhal: 

Give salicin one or two drams in twenty- 
four hours to adult weighing 150 pounds. 
Children in proportion to weight. 

M. D., Mich. 

KIDNEY DISEASES 
Kidney Diseases; Diuretic for: 

1^ Tr. buchu, gii. 

FI. ext. stone root (eollinsonia). 

FI. ext. pareira, aa §i. 

Pot. acetate, gi. 

Holland gin, §ii. 

Elix. simplex, q. s. ad gxxxii. 

M-et filter. 

Sig: Teaspoonful every four hours. 

M. D., Pa. 

See also Nephritis, Dropsy, Uremic Con¬ 
vulsions, etc. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 199 


LaGRIPPE 
See Influenza . 

LARYNGITIS 

See Pharyngitis , under which heading both 
are treated. 

LAXATIVES 

Laxative-Cathartics and Purgatives. 

Old Dutch Cleanser: 

“Gets right through. Gets through right.” 
I£ Sodii phos. 

Sodii sulph. 

Calcined magnesia, aa §i. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful in hot water t. i. d. 
Sure thing. 

Dii. H. R. Holmes, 

27 East Monroe St., 

Chicago, Ill. 


Laxatives; Family: 

I£ Ext. colycinth pwd., §ss. 

Jalap pwd., 3iii. 

Gamboge, gr. L. 

Mix with honey and make 180 pills. 

Sig: One as a laxative, two as a purgative. 

M. D., Cal. 



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Laxative ; Family: 

^ Raisins. 

Figs. 

Flaxseed, aa gviii. 

Olive oil. 

Powd. senna, aa giss. 

Mix thoroughly together by grinding. 

Sig: One-fourth to two teaspoonfuls at 
night. 

Dr. Wm. C. Burnaman, 

Washington, Kan. 


Laxative ; Fruit: 

^ Best seeded prunes. 

Best seeded dates. 

Best raisins. 

Best figs, aa 1 pound. 

Wash all in cold water. Mix thoroughly 
and run through grinder; while doing this 
add 10c worth senna leaves. 

Sig: Teaspoonful at bedtime. 

Will keep indefinitely in glass jars. 

Dr. J. B. Dunham, 

Wenona, Ill. 

Laxatives and Longevity: 

Those I have known to live to a very ripe 
old age have enjoyed a regular lower bowel 
evacuation once a day or oftener. Let us 
religiously keep our minds upon our latter 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 201 


ends until they have duly functioned daily, 
since this means health and comfort. We 
can not play the vassal to our passions and 
appetites and ever become the masters of 
our souls. Faulty metabolism is generally 
induced by an obstruction somewhere down 
the way. Glycosurea and albumenurea have 
their origin right here. Henley’s Gray * 
Powders will “cut the caper.” 

^ Mag. sulph., gixss. 

Citric acid, gss. 

Atlas powder, 3ii. 

M- Sig: Take one teaspoonful every hour 
until action, then less often as necessary, 
using plenty water with each dose. You 
notice only a slight lemon taste if taken 
right [see how to take Epsom salts with¬ 
out tasting it, Miscellaneous]. Atlas 
powder only for appearances, it is inert. 

Dr. L. H. Henley, 
Claremore, Okla. 

Laxatives: 

See under Constipation. 

LICE 

Lice; Head: 

Apply freely to head and cover with a 
dowel for half hour equal parts of kerosene 
and vinegar. Use fine comb. No more lice. 



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Lice; Body, All Kinds: 

Soap chips 1 part to boiling water 4 parts, 
then add 2 quarts kerosene or gasoline, stir. 
This jellies when cold. One part of this 
jelly soap to 4 parts warm water makes a 
good and cheap liquid soap and will destroy 
all kinds of lice. 

M. D., Okla. 


LIVER SPOTS 

See Chloasma. 


LOCKJAW 

See Tetanus. 


LUMBAGO 

Lumbago: 

For thirty years 8 drops of oil winter- 
green on sugar repeated as needed has been 
my stand-by. 

Dr. S. J. Ross, 

St. Marys, W. Va. 


Lumbago: 

Rhus tox. 3x, drop doses every hour. 

M. D., Alaska. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 203 


Lumbago: 

Your Collection of Notes has been worth 
more than the cost to me in a case of lum¬ 
bago. I used the iodine, ammonia collodion 
treatment with excellent results. 

M. D., Ark. 

Dr. A. T. Boots, Decatur, Ill., writes cor¬ 
recting the prescription, advising that spirits 
and not water of ammonia or aromatic 
spirits should be used, as they make an ugly 
mixture. 

T£ Tr. iodine. 

Spts. ammonia. 

Collodion, aa. 

Lumbago: 

See Arthritis, Rheumatism and Myalgia. 

MALARIA (Chills, Malarial Fever) 
Malaria: 

1$ Quinin sulph., 3iii. 

Sulphuric acid arom., 3iii. 

Spec. med. gelsemium. 

Spec. med. eupatorium, aa 3i. 

M- Sig: Three to five drops in capsule or 
water every three to five hours or as de¬ 
sired. 

Each five drops approximates three grains 
quinin, but the combination is much more 
effective than single remedies. M. D., Ill. 



204 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Malaria and Enlarged Spleen: 

^ Quinin hydrochloride. 

Ferri phosphate, aa gi. 

Pulv. capsici. 

Pulv. myrrh, aa 3ii. 

M-et pone in 5 grain caps. 

Sig: One t. i. d. for adult. A liver stimu¬ 
lant and acid or alkali mixtures according 
to indications. 

M. D., India. 


Malaria; Chill: 

9 

Give 5 to 10 grains quinin five hours be¬ 
fore chill time and repeat in four hours. 
This gives the effect in advance of the chill 
and one treatment is usually sufficient to 
“break it up.” 

M. D., Iowa. 


Malaria; Chill: 

During chill give drop doses tr. gelsemium 
every half hour. As soon as fever subsides, 
give 2 grains (or more) quinin bisulphate 
every three hours to keep off nex!t one. 

M. D., Mo. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 205 


Malaria: 

Here follows the most valuable notes ever 
recorded: 

Vitex peduncularis, native plant of Ben¬ 
gal, India. (Can be obtained from Doctor 
Bisharad’s Laboratory, 2 Horo Kuman, 
Logon Squ., Calcutta). Infusion used as 
tea sure death to plasmodium. It is non- 
poisonous and not bitter. 

The chara plants (chara foetida, chara 
contravia and chara hispida) introduced or 
planted into malaria (mosquito) breeding 
area absolutely annihilates all larvae by a 
toxic substance given off by these plants. 
(Dr. Arturo Caballero, Prof, of Botany, 
University Barcelona, Spain.) 

An African Missionary, M. D. 


Malaria; Vomiting of: 

Give % to % cc. adrenalin solution sub¬ 
cutaneously and obtain prompt relief. By 
increasing the dose one-fourth and giving by 
mouth will also prove satisfactory. Then 
you can give quinin without distressing. 

M. D., Okla. 

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206 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Malaria: 

Rhubarb pwd., 3i. 

Quinin sulph., 3ii. 

Camphor, gr. xl. 

Carbolic acid, m. xv. 

Spts. fermenti, q. s. ad gxvi. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful three or four times 
daily. 

M. D., Term. 


Malaria; Chill: 

Juice of three lemons. 

Quinin, gr. xx. 

Rochelle salts, gii. 

Aquae, ^xvi. 

M- Sig: Take one-third of the above a. m., 
one-third m. and balance p. m. Repeat 
every day or two for few times. Should 
be repeated in two or three weeks. 

M. D., La. 


Malaria: 

Lithiol is competing with quinin in the 
treatment of malaria. Two teaspoonfuls in 
glass water four times daify. Blood tests 
shows it to kill the malarial organism 
quickly. 

M. D., N. Y. C. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 207 
Malaria: 

Quinin hydrochloride, 0.30 


Methylene blue, 
Arsenious acid, 
Iron lactate, 


0.05 

0.005 

0.10 


M-ft. one dose. 

Sig: Take one such dose every three or 
four hours. 


M. D. Arecibo, 
Porto Rico. 



Malaria: 

A mixture of quinin, myrrh and capsicum 
is the most effective treatment. 

Malaria; General Tonic: 

^ Tr. nux vomica, Siii. 

Liquor potassii arsenitis, 3ii. 

Elix. lact. pepsin, q. s. ad giv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful four times daily. 


A Southern M. D. 



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Malaria; Children: 

Give a laxative and follow with: 

^ Euquinine, gr. 1. 

Oil peppermint, m. ii. 

Syr. simp., q. s. §ii. 

M- Sig: Half to a teaspoonful as often as 
needed. 

M. D., Miss. 


Malaria: 

^ Quinin, 3i. 

Acidi sulph. arom., 3ii. 

Syr. Tolu. 

Aqua cinnamoni, aa giss. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every two hours dur¬ 
ing daytime. 

Dr. J. W. Brownson, 

Dubuque, Iowa. 


Malaria: 

^ Quinin sulph., 3ii. 

Ferri reduct, 3ss. 

Acid arsenius, gr. 14 . 

Hydrarg. protiodidi, gr. iii. 

M- fiat caps. No. xxx. 

Sig: One every four hours (4 daily) for 
one month. 


M. D., Texas. 




1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 209 


Malaria; Chronic, Enlarged Spleen: 

Concuss the first three Lumbar spines. 
This contracts spleen, drives the malarial 
organisms out into the blood stream. Now 
give quinin to destroy. 

M. D., Mo. 

Malaria; Remittent, Enlarged Spleen: 

Those cases that do not respond well to 
quinin sulphate and simulate typhoid for a 
week or two. Put them on tr. cinchona 
comp, appropriate dosage and you get re¬ 
sults. 

M. D., Tenn. 

MALARIAL HEMATURIA 
(Black-Water Fever) 

i 

Malarial Hematuria: 

Large doses calomel, 30 to 180 grains, 
followed with strong solutions magnesium 
sulphate. Keep patient quiet with hypos 
morphin and atropin. Intravenous injec¬ 
tions of Fisher’s solution or sodium bicar¬ 
bonate 10 per cent solution twice daily, 
plenty liquids. If patient can not retain it 
give per rectum. When it looks as if noth- 



210 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


ing will help, an extensive fly blister over 
the region of the liver will prove of the 
greatest benefit, especially where there is 
hemorrhage from the bow T els also. If you 
have never seen it you will be surprised at 
the amount and character of the contents of 
such a blister. 

M. D., Miss. 


Malarial Hematuria: 

Requires prompt and effective treatment. 
Large doses calomel (30 to 60 grains). 

Turpentine 10 drop doses repeated as 
needed to increase the urine. 

Bis. subnit. 

Calomel, aa gr. xviii. 

Sod. bicarbo., gi. 

M- et div. in pulvis No. iv. 

Sig: One every hour. 

Follow with salts, oil, phenolphthalene 
and enemas to cleanse the bowels. 
Urotropin, 3iv. 

Rhus aromatica, Ji. 

Elix. saw palmetto comp., q. s. gviii. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful in glass water every 
three to six hours. 


M. D., Miss. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 211 

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MARASMUS and RICKETS 
Marasmus and Rickets: 

Give plenty fresh butter and the follow¬ 
ing: 

Syr. iron iodide, 3i. 

Glycerine, giii. 

Water, q. s. giv. 

M-Sig: A teaspoonful t. i. d. always be¬ 
fore meals. 

M. D., Miss. 


MASTOIDITIS 

Mastoiditis: 

To avoid pus conditions in Mastoiditis, 
give “Iodized Lime” 1 grain at two or three 
hour intervals from the beginning. 

M. D., Cal. 


MEASLES 

* 

When the rash is delayed or goes in too 
quick, give an infusion of pleurisy root 
(asclepias) and ginger freely and you will 
find it a reliable remedjr. 


M. D., Okla. 



212 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 

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Measles: 

After the eruption has appeared, almost 
every child that is delirious, or even unduly 
restless, has an otitis media, and will be 
* promptly relieved by incising the drum mem¬ 
brane. 

M. D., Pa. 

MENINGITIS 

Meningitis: 

A treatment and positive cure for either 
form of this grave disease. 

Place a plaster of the solid extract of 
belladonna over the forehead, right at the 
terminal of the cerebal membrane, strong 
enough to keep pupils well dilated. Let it 
remain the entire time and administer chloral 
hydrate and hyoscine or hyoscyamine hydro¬ 
bromide, enough to control the pain and 
nervousness. After treating and seeing 
fatal cases for forty years, I have never seen 
a fatal one since using this treatment. 

Dr. C. L. Bacon,, 
Muncie, Ind. 

I saw reported in some medical journal 
where a physician got the same good results 
by blistering the entire scalp of a bald- 
head patient. 


The Compiler. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 213 


MENOPAUSE (Change of Life) 


Menopause: 

Give 15 to 20 drops of fluid extract of 
eucalyptus three times daily for positive re¬ 
lief of the “hot flashes” caused by the change 
of life. 


Dr. A. C. Flack, 
Fredonia, Kan. 


Menopause: 

“Flushes or flashes” at the change of life 
best controlled by minute doses jaborandi 
often repeated. 

Dr. J. A. Conn, 
Bagley, Iowa. 


Menopause: 

Ammon, bromid, 3ii. 

Natr. bromid, 3iv. 

Spts. ammon. arom., 3vi. 

Aquae camph., q. s. §iv. 

M- Sig: Tablespoonful every four hours. 

M. D., Md. 


Menopause: 

See Women: To Give Pep Around Forty 
Years , under Miscellaneous . 


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214 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


MENORRHAGIA and METRORRHAGIA 

Menorrhagia; Functional: 

Give 5 grains of salipyrin after each meal; 
commencing at the end of the third day of 
each period. Continue for six periods, stop¬ 
ping each time when the period is over. If 
progressive improvement fails to follow, 
there is a fibroid, deep laceration, or neo¬ 
plasm. 

M. D., Pa. 

Menorrhagia: 

^ FI. ext. ergot. 

FI. ext. hamamelis, aa §i. 

Liquor Sedans (P. D,), q. s. ad §iv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every three or four 
hours while flowing. 

M. D., Mo. 

Menorrhagia: 

^ FI. ext. ergot. 

Tr. murate iron, aa. 

M- Sig: Fifteen drops four times daily. 

M. D., Iowa. 

Menorrhagia: 

Give one Buckley’s Uterine Tonic Tablet 
(Abbott) every four hours. 

M. D., Canada. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 215 


Metrorrhagia: 

^ Stypticin. 

Ergo tin, gr. ii. 

M-ft. tal. caps. No. xx. 

Sig: One capsule every three hours. 

M. D., Ark. 


Metrorrhagia: 

FI. ext. ergot. 

FI. ext. hyoscyamus, aa §iss. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful q. two hours. 

M. D., Bronx, N. Y. 


Metrorrhagia: 

FI. ext. ergot. 

FI. ext. hydrastis. 

Tr. cinnamon. 

Phosphoric acid dil., aa §ss. 

Simple elixir, gii. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every three hours. 

M. D., Mich. 


Metrorrhagia: 

^ FI. ext. ergot. 

FI. ext. hamamelis, aa 3iv. 

Aquae, q. s. ad giv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful q. three or four hours. 

M. D., N. Y. 


See Subinvolution . 



216 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


METRIC PRESCRIPTIONS 
Metric Roc: 

Knowing dose in grains with teaspoonful 
doses in a 4-ounce or 120 cc. (mil.) 1^, mul¬ 
tiply the single dose in grains by 2 to get 
the total grammes in the mixture, i. e.: 

Ammonium chloride 5 grain doses in a 
4-ounce prescription: 

I£ Ajnmon. chlor, (5X2=) 10.0 

Syr., ad 120.0 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful dose. 

Further explanation: Knowing the dose 
in grains you wish to give to each dram in 
the mixture, simply multiply this by 2 to 
secure the total grammes in the mixture. 
This is not precisely accurate, but for drugs 
you would give in doses of 1 grain or more, 
it is near enough. Not likely to use it in 
fractional doses like 1/60 grain strychnin, 
but the principle is the same, i. e.: 

1/60 grain per dram 1/60X2=2/60=1/30 

gramme. 

1/30 gramme is approximately 3/100 or 

0.03. 

Example of a cough mixture containing 
2 grains ammonium carbonate and grain 
codeine in each dram dose: 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 217 


^ Ainm. carb., (2X2=) 4.0 

Codeine, (14X2=%=) 0.5 

Syr. Tolu, 120.0 

M- Sig: One dram dose. 

If wish to write for 2 ounces (60 cc.) 
write the total grammes same as the in¬ 
dividual dose. 

Dr. Herbert J. Day, 
Harrisonburg, S. Dak. 

MIGRAINE 

See Headache , Sick. 


MOLES 


Moles: 

A 20 per cent solution of sodium ethylate 
applications beats the best. 

M. D., Miss. 


Moles: 

See Cancers; Skin; also Warts. 


MUMPS 


See Parotitis. 



218 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


MYALGIA 

Myalgia: 

I£ Quinin sulph., gr. xx. 

Acetylsalic acid. 

Phenacetin. 

Salol, aa 3i. 

M-et div. caps. No. xx. 

Sig: One every two hours until better, then 
every four hours. 

Also excellent for neuralgia and rheu¬ 
matism. 

M. D., Cal. 


MYXOEDEMA 

See Idiocy y Myocoedematous. 

NAIL PUNCTURE 
See Wounds, Punctured. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 219 


NASAL OBSTRUCTION 
Some Common Forms in the Adult 

PRODUCES MANY DISEASED CONDITIONS 

Some form of nasal stenosis, either unilateral or 
bilateral is exceedingly common, and we will con¬ 
sider the results of chronic nasal obstruction, a few 
of which are: 

Chronic nasal catarrh which predisposes to tubal 
catarrh with resultant deafness. 

Sinus disease by blocking their drainage. 

Post nasal, pharyngeal and laryngeal catarrh 
which predisposes to tubercular infection of upper 
respiratory tract. 

Closure of the lower opening of nasal duct caus¬ 
ing lachrymal troubles which are often probed with¬ 
out results. 

Impairment of the quality of the voice. 

The whole process of metabolism is interfered 
with because of the mouth breathing not to men¬ 
tion the discomfort produced. When these results 
are considered, nasal obstruction should be actually 
looked after and corrected. The diagnosis in the 
majority of cases is not difficult, if a careful exami¬ 
nation is made. 

The illustrations in this article cover the most 
common types of nasal obstruction. 

No. 1. Shows a nasal cavity about normal. 



220 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


No. 2. Hypertrophy of middle turbinate. This 
is a serious obstruction because it interferes with 
ventilation and drainage of the sinuses and the 
upper part of the nasal cavity often interfering 
with, or even abolishing the sense of smell. 

Treatment is the removal in part or entire of the 
enlarged turbinate, sufficient being removed to give 
free nasal respiration. 

No. 3. Hypertrophy of the inferior turbinate. 
Is not so serious as No. 2, as it does not obstruct 
drainage and ventilation to the same extent, but 
often does interfere so that it should be reduced by 
cautery or a small piece removed. This turbinate 
should be spared as much as possible because of its 
physiological function. 

No. 4. A septal spur which impinges on the 
turbinate and keeps up a constant irritation, and 
also obstructs the air passage to some extent. Spur 
can easily be removed with a saw. 

No. 5. Hypertrophy of both middle and in¬ 
ferior turbinates, completely blocking the cavity. 
Middle turbinate should be removed and the in¬ 
ferior should be reduced. 

No. 6. Deviated septum, crowding over against 
the turbinates producing obstruction. Should be 
corrected by sub-mucous resection of the septum. 

No. 7. Shows another form of septal deviation, 
producing obstruction of the upper part of the 
cavity. Sub-mucous resection would correct it. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 221 


No. 8. Shows appearance of polypus, which 
looks much like a bubble of mucus. This should 
be removed with the snare and the base cauterized. 

It should be remembered that a deviated septum 
is no indication for operation unless ventilation and 
drainage are interfered with. Knowing that nasal 
obstruction causes great discomfort and produces 
many diseased conditions, it is important that we 
carefully examine these cases and institute the 
proper treatment—and anything short of free nasal 
respiration is inadequate—and not simply prescribe 
Seilers sol. or something similar without making a 
careful examination. Any surgical procedure nec¬ 
essary for the removal of nasal obstruction can be 
done very readily under local anesthesia. 

Dr. L. F. Long, 

114 N. Sixth St., 
Zanesville, Ohio. 


NAUSEA 

Nausea: 

Concuss the fifth Thoracic spine in same 
manner as the seventh Cervical under Heart, 
Dilated, which see. Also see Vomiting and 
Nausea. 




222 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


NEPHRITIS (Bright’s Disease) 
Nephritis; Alhumenurea, Chronic: 

^ Tablets Nephritin, gr. v. (Reed & Carn- 
rick). 

Sig: Three tablets four times daily given 
over a long period of time. 

M. D., Colo. 

Nephritis; Pregnancy: 

Give Nephritin and the following with 

success: 

IJ Tr. ferri chloridi, 3i. 

Acetic acid dil., 3iss. 

Liquid ammon. acetas, giss. 

Elix. simplex. 

Syr. simplex, aa gii. 

Aquae, q. s. ad gviii. 

M- Sig: Dessertspoonful three or four 
times daily. 

M. D., Ill. 


Nephritis; Chronic: 

1^ Tr. echinacea, m. xii. 

Tr. ferri chloridi, m. vi. 

Sig: One such dose three or four times 
daily. 

M. D., Md. 


Nephritis; Suppression of Urine: 
See Urine, Suppression of. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 223 


NEURALGIA 
Neuralgia; Super-orbital: 

^ Pwd. opii, gr. xxx. 

Ext. belladonna (solid), 3iii. 

Petrolatum (Spiss), 3iii. 

M- Sig: Apply over eyebrow and rub in 
well until the skin blanches or five minutes. 

Dr. W. L. McBrien, 
Stanton, Ill. 

Neuralgia; Facial: 

(a) Tr. gelsemium, m. 3 to 5 every two hours 

for three doses. 

(b) Croton chloral, gr. 2 to 5 every two hours 

for three doses. 

Dr. R. W. Richards, 
Shinglehouse, Pa. 

Neuralgia; Facial: 

I£ Chloral hydrate and camphor aa; put in bot¬ 
tle and shake till dissolved. 

Sig: Apply locally as desired. 

M. D., Ind. 

Neuralgia; Facial: 

IJ Epsom salts, %i. 

Carbolic acid, m. xv. 

Water, gxvi. 

M- Sig: Bathe the rebellious parts and see 
how quickly the pain is gone. 

M. D., Mo. 



224 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Neuralgia: 

^ Aspirin, 3i. 

Caffein cit., gr. v. 

M-ft. caps. No. vi. 

Sig: One capsule every three hours. 

M. D., S. C. 


Neuralgia; Facial: 

Give normal tincture spigelia anthel- 
mintica if the pain is on left side of the 
face, and normal tinct. prunus spinosus if 
on the right side. (Normal tinctures made 
by Merrell Chem. Co., Cincinnati, O.). 

Dr. J. A. Rott, 
White Rock, S. Dak. 

Neuralgia: 

See Myalgia and Headache . 

NEUROSIS 

Neurosis; Sexual: 

Give 1 or 2 grain doses of potassium per¬ 
manganate, coated pills, after each meal 
for a few weeks. This is also excellent for 
impotence due to early masturbation and 
will produce bland neutral urine in other 
conditions as cystitis, pylo-cystitis, etc., and 
is worth $100 to any physician. 

M. D., Wis. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 225 


NEURITIS 

Neuritis; Acute: 

I£ Carbon disulphide, §i. 

Chloroform, 3iv. 

Oil betulae, 3ii. 

Chloral hydrate, 3ii. 

M- Sig: Apply locally over the pain. 
Especially good for sciatica. 

Dr. Ira Clay Hicks,, 

1003-5 Fifth Ave., 
Huntington, W. Ya. 

Neuritis: 

See Sciatica . 

NEURALGIA 

Neuralgia: 

^ Codeine sulph., gr. 

Atropin sulph., gr. 1/100. 

Pwd. capsicum. 

Acetanilid, aa gr. iii. 

Mix capsicum and acetanilid, put in cap¬ 
sules and add one codeine and one atropin 
tablet in each capsule. 

Sig: One capsule every six to eight hours 
and have patient take a 2 grain tablet of 
quinin sulphate every three hours. This 
is good for any neuralgia. 

W. E. D., M. D., Iowa. 



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Neuralgia: 

Ammonium chloride 10 grains in glass of 
water every three or four hours gives won¬ 
derful results. 

M. D., Idaho. 


Neuralgia: 

Give 3 drops fuming nitric acid in a big 
glass of water and repeat two or three times 
if necessary. This gives quick relief in a 
large majority of cases. How or why I do 
not know, but I do know it often works 
wonders. When it fails it fails completely. 
A Homeopath advises that nitric acid is in¬ 
dicated in pain. Also good for those throat 
and rectal cases where it seems that a splinter 
or brier is sticking. 

M. D., Tenn. 


Neuralgia: 

Pil Neuralgia (Brown Sequard). 

Sig: One every three hours. 

Dr. W. H. Fleck, 

897 Lafayette St., 
Bridgeport, Conn. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 227 


NEURASTHENIA—NERVOUSNESS 
(Nervous Prostration) 

Neurasthenia: 

Spec. med. pulsatilla. 

Spec. med. nux vomica. 

Spec. med. belladonna, aa m. xx. 

Aquae, q. s. ad giv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every two hours. 

This has worked well for me for twenty 
years. Nearly a specific for women with 
hallucinations, crying, etc. 

Dr. J. A. Dooly, 
Beeville, Ark. 


Neurasthenia: 

I have found the following the best. 

Sod. bromid, 3iii. 

Spts. ammon. arom., gii. 

Tr. valerian, ad gii. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful in water every three 
hours. 

Tr. nux vomica, 5iii. 

Phosphoric acid dil., 3iv. 

FI. ext. coca, gi. 

FI. ext. celery, q. s. ad giv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful in water after meals. 

M. D., Va. 



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Neur asthenia: 

^ Ignatia amora., Si. 

Aquae, giv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every two hours. 

M. D., Pa. 


Neurasthenia: 


Kali phos. 6th tituration 4 grains every 
four hours. 


M. D., Alaska. 


Neur asthenia: 

Having failed to find anything in your 
collection of valuable notes that could be 
considered a specific for this condition, I am 
sending you Dr. Albert Prevost’s prescrip¬ 
tion for same. Doctor Prevost is a noted 
specialist of Montreal. He told me that this 
practically always gave good results and that 
in France it was very popular. 


Sulphate de strychnin, 0.07 

Glycerophosphate de sod., 10.00 
Extract fluide de quinquina, 20.00 
Cognac, 30.00 

Glycerine, ad 150.00 


M- Sig: A teaspoonful at the principal 
meal which should be taken at noon. 

N. B. The quantity of strychnin sulphate 
can be increased to 0.08 or 0.09 grams in 



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order to correspond to the dose of 1/20 or 
1/15 grain to the teaspoonful. But as writ¬ 
ten it equals 1/30 grain which is about right 
dose to begin with. 

The dose can be increased. Be sure to 
dose enough. It may be necessary to give 
it t. i. d. in some cases. Doctor Prevost in¬ 
sists that the ordinary dose as given by the 
average physician is too small. 

He is often consulted by run down 
physicians and he at once recommends 
strychnin in large doses. They often pro¬ 
test, but generally accept when he shows or 
tells them of the wonderful results he is get¬ 
ting. He calls strychnin the neurasthenia 
specific and always for that “run down, tired 
feeling.” 

It is very important that the above pre¬ 
scription is prepared correctly and best by 
those accustomed to preparing it. Quenne- 
ville, Guerin & Belanger, 1364 Ste. Cath¬ 
erine Est., Montreal, Que., or most any 
pharmacist in that city are familiar with its 
preparation. Might also mention Lymons, 
Ltd., St. Paul St., Montreal. Fougera of 
New York City deals in French drugs and 
could perhaps get good service there. 

Rawdon, Que., C. S. V. 


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230 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Neurasthenia: 

Tr. nux vomica, 3ii-iii. 

Natri bromid, §i. 

Elix. glycerphos., ad §iv. 

M- Sig: One or two teaspoonfuls in water 
three or four times daily. 

Dr. D. J. Yonkers, N. Y. 

Neuresthenia: 

Tr. gelsemii, 3iii. 

Tr. hyoscamii, 3iv. 

Tr. gentian comp., gi. 

Tr. valerian ammon., q. s. giii. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful in half glass water 
q. three hours. 

M. D., Ala. 

Neur asthenia: 

Comp. phos. tonic (Dowd), gii. 

FI. ext. valerian, gi. 

M- Sig: Half teaspoonful in milk an hour 
after meals. If constipation is present 
add res. podoph., gr. iiiss, to the above. 

M. D., N. Y. 

Nervousness of Feet; Cant Keep Still: 

A few grains zincum metallicum sixth 
tituration, given at half hour intervals, acts 
like a charm. 


M. D., Alaska. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 231 


NETTLERASH 
See Urticaria . 

NOSE-BLEEDING 
See Epistcuvis. 

NIPPLES, SORE 
Nipples; Sore: 

Paint with specific medicine calendula. 
Let remain until baby is ready to nurse, then 
wash the medicine off. It should then be 
re-applied. Relieves pain almost instantly. 
A little glycerine applied will remove the 
soreness. 

M. D., Okla. 

Nipples; Sore: 

^ Bis. subnit. 

Olive oil, aa. 

M- Sig: Apply often. 

M. D., Miss. 


Nipples; Sore: 

1^ Olei ricini. 

Bis. subnit., aa. 

M- Sig: Apply freely. 


M. D., Colo. 



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Nipples; Cracked: 

^ Bis. subnit., gss. 

Castor oil, q. s. to make a paste. 

Sig: Apply after nursing. Wash off be¬ 
fore nursing. 

M. D., N. Y. 


Nipples; Cracked: 

Thymol iodide, 3i. 

Olive oil, gi. 

M- Sig: Apply after each nursing. Wash 
off before. I give thanks to the Critic 
& Guide for this excellent treatment. 

Dr. A. R. Bayne, 
LaTuque, Que., Canada. 


Nipples; Sore: 

Dilate cervix uteri. 


M. D., Iowa. 


OBESITY 

A saturated solution magnesium sulphate 
(Epsom salts). 

Sig: Tablespoonful upon arising will re¬ 
duce weight rapidly without harm. 

M. D., Pa. 


OEDEMA 
See Dropsy . 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 233 


OESOPHAGUS-STENOSIS 

Oesophagus-S tenosis : 

In infants where the milk fails to reach 
the stomach and dilatation by mechanical 
means is impractical, give atropin sulphate 
1/200 grain every four hours. This usually 
relaxes the circular muscles and gives relief. 

Dr. F. F. DeMuth, 
Cecil, Ohio. 

OHPTHALMIA-PURULENT 

Ophthalmia-Purulent: 

Give three doses an hour apart of argen¬ 
tum nitricum 30x. It will do a miracle if 
depended upon exclusively. The more pus 
the more certain the cure. Beware of local 
treatments. 

M. D., Wash., D. C. 

OTITIS MEDIA 

Otitis Media: 

Formalin is the remedy. Just cured a 
case of forty years standing, another of 
eleven years. 

Cleanse the ear with lysol sol. 15 to 30 
drops in half glass water. Then have patient 
lay on opposite side and drop 5 to 10 minims 
of a 1 per cent sol. formalin (5 drops to 



234 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


the ounce water) into the canal. Keep in 
this position at least five minutes to allow 
the solution to penetrate well. In acute cases 
1 to 3 drops sufficient. Or may use the fol¬ 
lowing : 

^ Formalin, m. v. 

Alcohol, 3ii. 

Aquae, gi. 

M- Sig: Use as explained above. 

Out of forty cases treated thirty-five cured 
in three to fifteen days, average one week. 
Improvement in all others. It can’t be beat. 

Dr. C. H. Woodruff, 

Box 418, Vallejo, Cal. 


Otitis Media: 

IJ Alcohol, 3iii. 

Glycerine, 3ii. 

Carbolic acid, m. iv-v. 

M- Sig: Drop into ear as much and as 
often as needed. 

M. D., Va. 

Otitis Media; Chronic: 

Fill ear with dry powdered borax every 
night held in by pledget of cotton. Syringe 
ear with warm water every morning. Con¬ 
tinue until discharge ceases, then every 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 235 


second or third night until gradually dis¬ 
continued. 

This was Doctor Chisholm’s treatment 
(Baltimore) and I have used it thirty years 
without a failure. Have cured cases of 
fourteen years’ standing and after specialist 
had failed to benefit. 

Dr. H. Q. Alexander, 
Mathews, N. C. 

N. B. The compiler has cured some 
desperate cases with foul odors and dis¬ 
charges with the above since receiving it from 
Doctor Alexander. 


Otitis Media: 

Acetanilid, gr. xxxii. 

Resorcin, 3i. 

Boric acid, 3ii. 

Formalin, m. xx. 

Adcohol absolute, §ii vel iii. 

Aquae, q. s. ad %xvi. 

M- Sig: Cleanse and dry ear and saturate 
a loose tampon and insert in ear once or 
twice daily. Unequaled. 

Dr. J. H. Hunt, 
Glendive, Mont. 



236 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


ORCHITIS 

Orchitis: 

To relieve the pain, paint scrotum on 
affected side with equal’ parts guiacol and 
glycerine. 

Dr. Chas. W. Carter, 

Clinton, Ill. 


Orchitis: 

Calendula in boric acid solution the best 
dressing for orchitis I know of. Also good 
for lots of other dressings. Pus will not 
form about it. M. D., Okla. 

Orchitis: 

Apply sat. sol. mag. sulph. on gauze. 

M. D., Conn. 


Orchitis: 

A paste made of bismuth subnitrate and 
water and an ice bag over it is an excellent 
treatment for those cases following mumps. 
Have used starch when bismuth not at hand. 

M. D., Tenn. 


Pain: 


PAIN 

An excellent substitute for morphin is 
allonal (Hoffman-LaRoche). 

M. D., Tenn. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 237 


Pain; Pelvic, Headache, etc.: 

^ Codeine, gr. iii. 

Aspirin, 5i. 

Potassii brom., 3i. 

Viburnum comp. (Hayden’s), q. s. ad gii. 
M- Sig: Teaspoonful in water every hour 
until relieved. 

M. D., S. C. 


Pain; Abdominal , Labor, etc.: 

Assafetida, §ii. 

Spts. lavender comp., gii. 

Spts. ether comp., §ss. 

Syr. aurantii, giii. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful repeated as needed. 
Spts. lavender comp. 

Spts. camphor. 

Tr. ginger, aa gii. 

Spts. ether comp. 

Tr. capsicum. 

FI. ext. cramp bark, aa gi. 

M- Sig: As needed. 

I have used the above very successfully 
and know to my personal knowledge of 
these two prescriptions having been sold for 
$400. 


M. D., Cal. 



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Pain; Gastric: 

Hoffman’s anodyne, §i. 

Oil cavi (caraway), 3i. 

M- Sig: Half teaspoonful in water every 
twenty minutes till better. Two or three 
doses usually suffice. Better than mor- 
phin or discorrea. 

M. D., Wis. 

Pain; Gastric: 

Tr. opii. 

Spts. camphor. 

Oil cinnamon. 

Oil cloves. 

Oil mentha pip. 

Oil wintergreen. 

Oil sassafras. 

Oil capsicum. 

Oil anise, aa 3i. 

Spts. rect., gi. 

M- Sig: Fifteen drops in cup hot water 
as needed. 

M. D., Kan. 


Pain; Gastric: 

Comes on after eating, concuss the fifth 
Thoracic spine same as Heart, Dilated. 

M. D., Mo. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 239 


Pain; Labor , Feeble or Absent: 

To produce without danger, small doses 
(3 to 5 gtts.) pituitrin hypodermically every 
15 to 20 minutes. 

M. D., Ill. 

Pain; Following Tooth Extraction: 

Sedavol tablets internally (Dental Phar. 
Co., Holton, Kan.). 

Dr. Seth Irwin, 
Summitville, Ind. 

Pain; Abdominal , Female: 

For that bearing down pelvic pain run¬ 
ning down the inside of thighs. Give specific 
or normal helonias gtts. xx every three hours 
in water and see your patient get well. 

M. D., Okla. 

Pain; Local , General , Itching , Inflammation , etc.: 
I£ Mag. sulph., §i. 

Phenol, c. p. m. xx. 

Aquae, q. s. §xvi. 

M- Sig: For external applications, hot or 
cold. 

Has been my sheet anchor for forty years. 
If pain and itching absent leave out the car¬ 
bolic acid. Use in place of alcohol to reduce 
temperature and for local inflammations. 

Dr. A. R. Carman, 

27 W. 127th St. New York City. 



240 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Pain; Of Renal Calculus: 

Applications of the Violet Ray for thirty 
minutes often relieves without medication. 

M. D., Tenn. 


Pain: 

The best all around tablet for pain, fever, 
etc., is the following (Rittenhouse, Chi¬ 
cago) : 

^ Acetanilid, gr. 7/10. 

Caffein cit., gr. 1/10. 

Sod. bicarb., gr. 1/5. 

Sacharin, gr. 1/100. 

Oil wintergreen, gr. 1/50. 

Sig: One such tablet as needed. 

M. D., Tenn. 


Pain: 

I can not understand why the profession 
does not use H. M. C. generally instead of 
morphin and atropin. The former will re¬ 
lieve pain equal to the latter in double the 
morphin strength and is safe. Abbott in¬ 
troduced this and the profession criticized 
the cactin so I had Massengill Co., Bristol, 
Tenn., prepare this for me, substituting 
digitalin for the cactin. However, I am now 
using the H. M. C. again. 

Dr. Thos. B. Crittenden, 

Dodson, Md. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 241 


Pain; After: 

Break an ampoule of amyl nitrite in a 3 
ounce bottle and have patient take a light 
sniff at beginning of each after pain. Too 
heavy a smell will cause flushing of face and 
headache. 

M. D., Mich. 


Pain: 

Powd. bayberry, §i. 

Powd. ginger, gii. 

Powd. cypripedium, giv. 

Powd. capsicum, gi. 

Powd. geranium, §i. 

Oil cloves. 

Oil cinnamon. 

Oil cajeput. 

Oil lavender, aa 3i. 

Alcohol. 

Glycerine, aa gxvi. 

Aquae dest., gxxxii. 

Mix and let macerate one month, then pour 
off and filter. 

Sig: Give half teaspoonful in a little hot 
water every half to three or four hours 
for aches, pains, cramps, neuralgia, etc. 

Dr. Jno. H. James, 
Anderson, Ind. 



242 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Pain: 

Made worse by motion, better by heat, 
here bryonia is a specific. 

Spec. med. bryonia, m. v-x. 

Aquae, giv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful one to three hours. 

M. D., Mo. 

PAROTITIS (Mumps) 

Parotitis: 

Turpentine is a specific. Does not say 
internally, externally, eternally or how. 

M. D., Iowa. 

PEDICULI-PUBIS (Crab-Louse) 

Calomel, gr. xxi. 

Vinegar, giv. 

M- Sig: Apply after cleansing with hot 
water; no soap. 

M. D., Miss. 


PELLAGRA 

Pellagra: 

Give a dose of magnesium sulph at 6 a. m. 
or a purgative the night before and when 
bowels are well cleaned out give the follow¬ 
ing: 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 243 


Thymol crystals, gr. xx. 

Milk sugar, gr. xx. 

M-et pone in caps. No. vi. 

Sig: Two capsules every two hours until 
the six are taken. Follow in two hours 
with mag. sulph. to move out the medicine 
(no oil). Repeat this every two weeks, 
sometimes best every ten days, as long as 
needed. This checks the diarrhoea and 
heals the inflamed mouth, bowels and 
stomach, stops the burning, which is a 
characteristic symptom and the patient 
improves in every way. Do not hesitate 
to give this (I find some physicians afraid 
to give this much thymol) for it will do 
your patient more good than all other 
medicines combined. Give it and rely on 
it curing pellagra. 

Thymol given this way does wonders in 
intestinal indigestion. Try it and see for 
yourself. 

As a tonic give the following: 

Fowler’s sol., 3iii. 

Sat. sol. iod. pot., 3v. 

M- Sig: Six drops after meals increasing 
one drop each day until physiological 
effect, which will be about twelve drops, 
then drop back and increase again. Also 
give sod. cacodylate 5 gr. every other day, 



244 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


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alternating with iron arsenite 1 gr. hypo¬ 
dermically. Diet: Milk, eggs, beef, vege¬ 
tables ; no cornbread or pork. 

Dr. W. W. Cooper, 

Josephine, Tex. 

Pellagra: 

3J Thymol, 3i. 

Ft. caps. No. vi. 

Sig: One capsule each night or every other 
night on retiring, taken with the least 
amount of water possible. Next morning 
take big dose mag. sulph. This together 
with other indicated treatment has done 
wonders for me in this disease. 

Dr. W. E. Bailey, 

120y 2 Main St., 
Little Bock, Ark. 

Pellagra: 

See that patient drinks hard limestone 
water, the hardness of which is due to car¬ 
bonate of calcium. 

Give one cc. (mil.) of a 10 per cent sol. 
sod. citrate hypodermically daily for fifteen 
to thirty days, according to the case, then 
alternate days for a like period. Specific 
for all curable cases. 

Drs. Perdue and Perdue, 
Kansas City, Mo. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 245 


Pellagra: 

Best known treatment. Solution 1 per 
cent picric acid applied locally and internally 
30 drops t. i. d. of a % per cent solution of 
the same drug. Start with 10 drops and 
gradually increase. Give in a little water. 
Vegetable diet. 

Dr. L. E. Parr, 
Beeville, Tex. 

Pellagra: 

Natrum sulphate and ferrum phosphate 
every two hours hralteration except one day 
each week substitute calcium sulphate for 
the ferrum. Then proceed as before. Has 
proven entirely satisfactory in my hands. 

Dr. J. A. Mourfield, 
Lenoir City, Term. 


Pellagra: 

Cacodylate of sodium 2 grain ampoule 
given hypodermically every fifth day. 

M. D., Miss. 


PERTUSSIS 
See Whooping Cough. 

PILES 

See Hemorrhoids. 


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246 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


PERINEUM, RIGID 

Perineum, Rigid: 

I£ Chloroform, 3ii. 

Ether sulphuricum. 

Cologne spts., aa 3i. 

M- Sig: Apply locally. Acts quickly and 
well. 

M. D., Baltimore. 


PerineumRigid: 

Give specific medicine jaborandi 15 drops 
in hot water often repeated and get results. 

M. D., Ark. 

Note: This looks like large dosage but 
did not notice it in time to write for more 
particulars. 

The Compiler. 

PHARYNGITIS, LARYNGITIS 

Pharyngitis: 

^ Acid benzoicii, gr. ss. 

Terpin hydrate, gr. v. 

Heroin hyd., q. s. 

M- d. t. d. caps. No. xxiv. 

Sig: One capsule q. i. d. I have had better 
success with this than anything I have 
ever found. 


M. D., L. I. 



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Pharyngitis: 

3^ Spec. med. collinsonia, 3iv. 

Tr. lobelia, 5ii. 

Sur. Tolu, q. s. ad gii. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every hour in pharyn¬ 
gitis or hoarseness. 

M. D., Cal. 


Pharyngitis; Hoarseness: 

Three drops dilute nitric acid on sugar 
placed well back on tongue and allowed to 
dissolve slowly while head is inclined back¬ 
ward. Also give 10 drops of this in 
sweetened water t. i. d. 

M. D., Miss. 

Pharyngitis; Laryngitis and Tonsilitis: 

Tannic acid, 3ii. 

Alcohol. 

Glycerine, aa §i. 

M-ft. emulsion. 

Sig: Use with probang or swab. Relief 
within hour. 

M. D., Wis. 


Pharyngitis; Laryngitis: 

See Tonsilitis Treatments. 



248 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


PHLEBITIS 

Phlebitis: 

I£ Oil cajeput, 30.00 

Oil gaultheria, 30.00 

Lin. belladonna, 60.00 
M- Sig: Apply over the inflamed veins once 

daily. M. D., Ill. 

* 

Phlebitis: 

Bub in well Iodex Ointment (Menley & 
James, Ltd., N. Y.) or I. G. Ointment (Iod. 
Prod. Co., Caney, Kan.). Touch open sores 
with a 50 per cent silver nit. sol., which heals 
while you wait. Elevate parts affected. 
This gives prompt and effective results. 

M. D., Tenn. 


PNEUMONIA 

Pneumonia: 

The main treatment of pneumonia is to 
begin early with feri. phos. 6x, 8 gr. every 
half to one or two hours while have fever. 
Also give the following at the same time: 

^ Kali mur. 3x. 3ss. 

Spec. med. asclepia, 3ii. 

Aquae, q. s. ad v. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every two hours. 
Other remedies as special symptoms in¬ 
dicate. M. D., Tex. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 249 


Pneumonia: 

Pneumonia Phylacogen (P. D.) saves 
practically all my cases and never have a 
crisis when used early. 

M. D., Colo. 


Pneumonia: 

Por twenty-five years I have given iodine 
straight or in the form of iodides in lobar 
pneumonia and instead of water a drink 
made of salts 10 grains, pot. bicarb 5 grains, 
and lemon juice 1 or 2 drams in 8 ounces 
of water and my percentage of deaths is less 
than 4 per cent, including the influenza 
epidemics. 

Dr. Leon Thurston, 
604-5-6 Empire Bldg., 

Pittsburgh, Pa. 


Pneumonia: 

The average case in adults we find a 
strong, heavy pulse, showing the heart to 
be pumping too much blood into the lungs. 
Here we want nothing that will increase the 
congestion. I prescribe the following: 



250 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


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]$ Iron citrate, gr. xv. 

Spec. med. veratrum viride, 3i. 

Spec. med. bryonia, m. x. 

Aquae, q. s. ad giv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every hour until the 
fever comes down, then less often. In 
thirty-eight years of family practice I have 
lost but one case of pneumonia and that 
was an old drunken man who came into 
my hands on the fifth day of the disease 
and was dead in five hours. 

Dr. E. R. Waterhouse, 

1015 Dillion St., 

St. Louis, Mo. 


Pneumonia; Croupous or Catarrhal: 

Suppositories containing 1 grain of 
Dover’s powder and 1 grain of quinin sulph. 
(not bi-sulphate) for each year of age, for 
a patient over two years. Adults receive 
20 grains of each at each dose. 

One suppository night and morning for 
three days. Stop if somnolence develops. 
Bowels must be kept moderately free. 

M. D., Philadelphia, Pa. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 251 


Pneumonia; Secondary to Influenza, Septic 
Pneumonia: 

Chest envelopes of mustard stupes of 
such strength that they may be kept on about 
one-half or one-third of the time and the use 
of the Murphy Drip (salt solution) about 
half the time will bring many an unfavorable 
case to a happy termination. See Influenza . 

M. D., Cal. 

Pneumonia; Bronchial (Capillary Bronchitis): 

1$ Calcium iodized. 

Ammon, chlor., aa. 

M- Sig: Three grain doses every three 
hours will clear up these cases quicker than 
anything else. M. D., Wis. 

Pneumonia; Bronchitic and Suppuration: 

Take a dram of the sputum or small 
amount of pus. Dilute with ounce of water. 
Filter through a Bakerfield filter. Give 
1 cc. of the filtrate hypodermically. 

M. D., Mo. 

Pneumonia; Pleurisy Pain of: 

^ Tr. bryonia (Lloyd’s). 

Tr. lobelia, aa m. xx. 

Elix. simplex, q. s. ad giii. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every hour or two 
while suffering. M. D., Mo. 



252 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Pneumonia and Bronchitis: 

Spec. med. lobelia, 3i. 

Aquae, q. s. ad giv. 

M- Sm: 'Teaspoonful every two hours. 

M. D., Ill. 


Pneumonia: 

Daily hypodermics of vaccine (pneumonia 
bacterin) min. v Sherman’s No. 36 or P. D. 
No. 615, until temperature is below 100 F. 

For the alimentary tract and to support 
the suprarenal glands and through them the 
heart; take a 12 ounce bottle, put into it 
30 grains of powdered chlorate of potassium, 
and 60 minims of strong hydrochloric acid, 
shake well, add a little water and shake 
again, continue until the bottle is filled, then 
add 24 to 30 grains of quinin sulphate. 

Give one ounce every two hours until suffi¬ 
cient progress, then reduce frequency to 
three and later to four hours until recovery 
is complete. A little syrup of orange peel 
added will improve the taste. Too sudden 
withdrawal of this may sometimes be fol¬ 
lowed by an extension of the consolidation, 
if done early in the program. 

You can count on a reduction of tempera¬ 
ture of one to two degrees daily and rapid 
recovery by lysis if the case is seen early. 
Dr. T. J. Hutton, Foster City, Mich. 



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Pneumonia: 

^ Tr. veratrum viridi (Norwood’s), 3i. 
Asclepidoid gran., gr. 1/12, No. xxxii. 
Elix. arom., giv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every hour till fever 
drops to 100 F., then according to fever. 
If fever is stubborn give it every half hour 
till it starts down, then regulate to keep 
it declining. 

There is no danger in this dosage. 

Dr. J. L. Williamson, 
Goldthwaite, Texas. 


Pneumonia: 

Before the Harrison Narcotic Law pneu¬ 
monia could often be aborted by giving early 
two doses of quinin sulphate and ^ grain 
morphin sulph. 

Have cured several cases after they were 
given up by others with creosote. I use 
“Valesco,” a remedy put up by The Alhosen 
Chem. Co., St. Louis. Adult dose 1 ounce 
suitably diluted every fifteen minutes, grad¬ 
ually lengthening interval as improvement 
is noticed. Children under one year old give 
teaspoonful doses same way. 

M. D., Mo. 



254 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Pneumonia: 

See Bronchitis. 

POISONING 

Poisoning; Mercury Bichloride: 

Here is a good one, Doctor Carter’s Anti¬ 
dote. 

Sod. phosphite, gr. vi. 

Sod. acetate, gr. iv. 

M-ft. pulv. No. 1. 

Sig: One powder every two hours with 
plenty of water frequently. 

* M. D., Md. 

POISON OAK AND IVY 

See Rhus Poisoning. 

POLYPUS 

Polypus; Nasal: 

IJ Powd. bloodroot, gr. iv. 

Vaseline, gi. 

M- Sig: Place some on applicator and press 
it against the tumor or snuff up nostril. 
Will cure every case. 

Dr. A. Smith,, 
Mermann, Mo. 


POLYURIA 

See Diabetes, Insipidus. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 255 


PREGNANCY 
Pregnancy Trap: 

In Oklahoma there now lives a voter whose 
coming to town at all was due to the fact 
that his mother came for advice as how to 
become pregnant. This was Ind. Ty. then. 
The following prescription my old preceptor 
gave to me long ago and I gave it to her 
and it worked: 

I£ FI. ext. ergot, §ii. 

Sig: Fifteen drops t. i. d. after each meal 
in water, continuing until normal time 
period should appear, then cease until 
menstruation is about over, then be¬ 
gin again and take until time is near¬ 
ing for another period, then stop again. 
The chances are that no period will ap¬ 
pear and in due time an heir will be 
apparent. Should this fail in a single 
case someone must be to blame. It is 
working now in a case in this town. 

Dr. L. H. Henley, 
Claremore, Okla. 

Note: Aloin small doses together with 
powd. cubebs added to the ergot or given 
along with it adds to the value as a preg¬ 
nancy trap. 


M. D., Wis. 



256 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


PREVENCEPTIVES 

Prevenceptives: 

I received a number of formulas for pre¬ 
venting conception, some with and some 
without the names and addresses of the con¬ 
tributors. These, of course, I could not pub¬ 
lish, it being strictly a violation of the law 
to do so. I do not have much, if any, inclina¬ 
tion to print them. Having read quite a 
lot both pro and con on this subject, I have 
never quite made up my mind as to the right 
. and the wrong of the procedure. There 
seems to be good argument on both sides, 
and doubtless there are cases wherein it 
would be just, but to make it common 
knowledge I must say “I Do Not Know.” 
It’s a great big subject. Just how these men 
can get by with this matter through the mails 
and otherwise over their name and address 
is more than I can understand. Should I 
try it I know where my future address would 
be and it would not be the same as it is now. 


The Compiler. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 257 


PRIAPISM 

Priapism: 

IJ Camphor monobromate, gr. xxx. 

Lupulin, gr. L. 

M- et div. in powd., No. x. 

Sig: One at 6 P. M. and one at bedtime. 
In stubborn cases an extra powder during 
the night. 

M. D., Wis. 

PRICKLY HEAT 

Prickly Heat: 

Apply a 2 per cent sol. copper sulphate 
with a sponge two or three times daily. 

M. D. 


PROLAPSUS ANI 

Prolapsus Ani: 

Ext. hamamellis. 

Glycerite tannic acid, aa §i. 

M- Sig: Apply to rectum twice daily. 

Also give enemas of slippery elm water 
a quart lukewarm three times a week to 
assist in the cure. 


M. D., Wis. 



258 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


PROLAPSUS UTERI 
Prolapsus Uteri: 

Most cases will respond readily to equal 
parts Lloyd’s specific helonias and fraxinus, 
15 drop doses four times daily with proper 
care of the patient otherwise. 

M. D., Ala. 

PROSTATE, ENLARGED (Hypertrophied) 
Prostate; Enlarged: 

^ Prostate Comp. (Harrower), tabs, or caps. 
No. C. 

Sig: One t. i. d. a. c. continued several 
months with omissions one week out of 
each month. 

M. D., Mass. 

Prostate; Enlarged: 

Ammon, chlor., gss. 

Simp, elix., §iv. 

M- Sig: A teaspoonful in glass water t. i. d. 
continued for months will not disappoint. 
This could be combined or alternated with 
Sanmetto to advantage. 

M. D., Iowa. 

Prostate; Enlarged: 

For the urinary symptoms give two 4 
grain chromium sulphate tablets after meals. 

M. D., Conn. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 259 


Prostate; Enlarged: 

Sanmetto. 

FI. ext. galega, aa §ii. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful four times daily with 
a glass water. 

This will generally fix up the water-works 
all right. 

Dr. H. A. McLaughlin, 

174 So. Main St., 
Memphis, Tenn. 

Prostate; Bleeding: 

Silver nitrate sat. sol. Four drops of this 
added to the ounce of soft water and intro¬ 
duced through a soft rubber catheter. 

M. D., Okla. 

Prostate; Enlarged: 

See Fibroids . 

PRURITUS 

Pruritus; Ani: 

Apply Lloyd’s thuja full strength, turn 
over, repeat “The Volstead Act” and drop 
off to sleep. 

This may be old “stuff,” yet probably may 
help some old “democrat.” 


M. D., Ohio. 



260 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Pruritus; Ani: 

Salicylic acid. 

Balsam Peru. 

Antipyrine, aa 5i. 

Menthol, gr. x. 

Vaseline, §ii. 

M- Sig: Use locally after a hot bath. 

M. D., Cal. 


Pruritus: 

Chloretone. 

Boracic acid. 

Zinc sterate, aa 5ii. 

M- Sig: Use as dusting powder. 

M. D., Conn. 


Pruritus: 

When comp. tr. benzoin fails apply a mix¬ 
ture of equal parts of spts. camphor and tr. 
iodine for results. 

M. D., Wis. 


Pruritus: 

Apply a 1 to 5000 solution bichloride 
mercury after a soap and water bath. 
B. Robison says “The fact that the above is 
a positive remedy shows the disease to be a 
bacterial infection.” 

M. D., Ind. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 261 


Pruritus; Ani: 

The only way to positively cure those stub¬ 
born cases is to search for, find and open 
up the overfilled crypts of Morgagni as in¬ 
structed by Jamison of New York and Ire¬ 
land of Columbus. These crypts become 
filled and sag, with no downward outlet, and 
sometimes burrow an inch or more under 
the skin around the anus and in these cases 
it is futile to expect relief from local 
measures. 

M. D., Kan. 

PSORIASIS 

Psoriasis: 

Have had excellent results from Lithiol 
(Chlorine Products Co., New York) two 
teapsoonfuls in water four times daily for 
few days, then increased to four teaspoonfuls 
after meals and at bedtime. 

M. D., Mexico City, Mex. 

Psoriasis: 

Give intramuscularly once a week a 1 mil. 
ampoule of collosal manganese (Angelo- 
French Drug Co., New York). It takes 
from six to sixteen doses and no other medi¬ 
cine and you get a permanent cure. 

M. D., Canada. 


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262 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Psoriasis: 

Give calcium lactate grains 10 or 20 t. i. d. 

M. D., Pa. 

PUERPERIUM 

Puerperium : 

In rapid pulse after confinement, with a 
contracted and empty uterus, give atropin 
up to 1/40 grain dosage. 

M. D., Canada. 

PUERPERAL FEVER (Child Bed Fever) 
See Septicaemia ; Puerperal . 

PURGATIVES 

See Laxatives. 

PURPURA 

Purpura: 

Give strychnin in dosage enough, 1/60 to 
1/10 or even 1/5 grain if required. 

M. D., Md. 

PYAEMIA 
See Septicaemia . 

PYORRHEA (Riggs' Disease) 
Pyorrhea A Iveolaris: 

Inject in gums around teeth % to 2/3 
grains emetine hydrochloride. 

Dr. O. M. Johnson, 
Kokomo, Ind. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 263 


RED NOSE 

Red Nose: 

Give % gr. ichthyol q. s. Apply a lotion 
of same in water at night. 

^ Zinc ointment, 20 parts 
Rice powder, 5 parts 
Sulphur, 2 parts 

Puncture vesicles if prominent. 

Dr. S. A. Brunner, 
Krumsville, Pa. 


RENAL CALCULUS 
Renal Calculus: 

Give sal prunnella. It comes in shape of 
marbles. 

Sig: One dissolved in teaspoonful hot water 
three or four times daily. 

M. D., Pa. 


Renal Calculus: 

Spec. med. hydrangea, 3iv. 

Spec. med. diascorea, 3i. 

Aquae, q. s. ad §iv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful in warm water every 
15 minutes for few doses, then lengthen 
to two, three or four hours. 

M. D., Okla. 



264 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


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Renal Calculus: 


Give full doses spts. ether nitorsi every 
three or four hours. 


M. D., Conn. 


Renal Calculus; Pain of: 
See under Pain . 


RICKETS 

See Marasmus and Rickets. 


RHINITIS 

Rhinitis; and Other Nasal Inflammations: 

^ Iodine crystals, gr. ss. 

Camphor, gum. 

Menthol, aa gr. v. 

Oil tar (rectified), m. vi. 

Alboline, gi. 

M- Sig: Two or three drops in each nostril 
every half hour in acute and twice daily 
in chronic cases. 

Dr. W. C. Swann,, 
Huntington, W. Va. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 265 


Rhinitis; Acute or Chronic: 

ly Rhinol (The Rhinol Co., New York). 

Sig: For insufflation into nose and throat 
night and morning. Best treatment for 
all affections of nose and throat and makes 
operations the more unnecessary. Ideal 
dusting powder for chronic ulcers, weep¬ 
ing eczema, etc. 

M. D., N. Y. 


RHEUMATISM 

Rheumatism: 

I£ Pot. nit. 

Mag. sulph., aa gii. 

Aquae, q. s. ad gxvi. 

M- Sig: One or two teaspoonfuls four times 
daily. If desired can add small amount 
tr. wintergreen. Fine for chronic cases. 

M. D., Iowa. 


Rheumatism: 

By adding some stomachic like gentian or 
cascara to salicylate mixtures large doses 
can be given without the unpleasant effects 
on stomach, one of the great drawbacks to 
salicylate treatment of rheumatism. 

M. D., Idaho. 



266 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


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Rheumatism: 

3^ FI. ext. poke root. 

FI. ext. black cohosh, aa §i. 

FI. ext. colcichum, §ss. 

M- Sig: Twenty drops in water before 
meals. 

It must be good when people call for the 
same medicine their father or neighbor got 
for rheumatix. The best thing I know of. 
My father before me used it. 

Dr. Frank P. Ramsey,, 

East Jordan, Mich. 


Rheumatism: 

Salicylic acid, gss. 

Sod. bicarb., 3vi. 

Carb. ammon., gr. L. 

Aquae gaultheria, q. s. ad giii. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful in water t. i. d. A 
simple prescription that gives results. I 
do not know if it is the drugs that give the 
results or the fresh mixing giving fresh 
sodium salicylate that makes the results 
sure, but the results are like magic. The 
carb. amm. is for heart stimulation. 

M. D., N. Y. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 267 


Rheumatism: 

Sod. salicy., gi. 

FI. ext. cascara, gi. 

Glycerine, gi. 

Aquae, q. s. ad gviii. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every three or four 
hours. 

M. D., N. C. 

Sodii salicy. (Squibb). 

Tr. colchici. 

Glicerini, aa 3iv. 

Elix. lact. pepsini, gii. 

Aquae dest., q. s. ad gviii. 

M- Sig: Tablespoonful in water every hour 
until improvement, then less often. 

Dr. J. B. Smith, 
McKinney, Ky. 


Rheumatism: 

Sod. salicy. 

Sod. bicarb., aa giii. 

Add specific medicine to above according 
to the following indications; if two or more 
indications present add them. 

Puffiness and swellings, apocynum. 

Pain, increased by movements, bryonia. 
Stiffness, made better by movements, 
rhus tox. 



268 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Sore as if beaten, macrotys (cimicifuga). 
Aching, gelsemium. A dram or two of 
the indicated remedy to the above. 

Sig: Teaspoonful repeated as needed. 

M. D., Mass. 


Rheumatism: 

^ Sodii iodidi. 

Phenol salicylate (salol). 

Calcium sulphide. 

Echinacea, aa 3iv. 

M-ft. caps. (4 grain size). 

Sig: One capsule one hour and a half after 
meals and at bedtime. 

Good for gonorrheal rheumatism (arth¬ 
ritis), pus tubes and rheumatoid arthritis. 
I have restored hundreds of cases with these 
capsules. 

Dr. G. P. Gehring, 

5728 Camerford Ave., 

Los Angeles, Cal. 


R heumatism; Chronic: 

Essential oil turpentine, plain, colored or 
scented, rubbed well into parts affected is a 
sure cure. Must be well rubbed in. Try It 
And Then Say. 


M. D., Cal. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 269 


Rheumatism: 

Tr. aconite. 

Tr. belladonna. 

Oil gaultheria. 

Chloroform liniment, aa Ji. 

M- Sig: Shake well, apply two or three 
times daily, rubbing in well. 

Dr. Robt. G. Koger, 
Cheney, Kan. 

Rheumatism: 

If you want to make a reputation in treat¬ 
ing rheumatism, wrap the swollen joints with 
towels wrung out of ice water. 

M. D., Iowa. 

Rheumatism: 

Give salicylates in large dosage. I fre¬ 
quently give 200 to 300 grains per day. 
There must be no nephritis present when 
giving this large dosage. The gastric dis¬ 
turbances never bother me, probably on 
account the following combination, which 
seems the best way to give it. 

^ Sodium salicylate true (Merrell’s), §i. 
Tonga salicyl (Wampole), q. s. §iv. 

M-Sig: Teaspoonful in plenty hot water 
q. four hours. 

' M. D., W. Va. 



270 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Rheumatism: 

^ Sodii salicy. 

Sodii bicarb., aa 3iv. 

Tr. capsici, 3i. 

Aquae menth. pip., q. s. ad Jiv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every three or four 
hours. M. D., Mo. 

Rheumatism; Chronic: 

Put them on potassium iodide sat. sol. 
5 drops three times daily, gradually increas¬ 
ing to 10 drops, then reduce again back to 
the original. M. D., Wis. 


Rheumatism ; Chronic: 

Water soluble iodine given to effect will 
relieve a large per cent of chronic and sub¬ 
acute cases of muscular and arthritic rheu¬ 
matism. M. D., Tenn. 


Rheumatism; Chronic: 

Give one tablet atophan every three hours. 

M. D., Conn. 

Rheumatis m; Chronic: 

I? Chloroxol 5 grain tablet (Lilly) No. xxiv. 
Sig: Two or three tablets every three or 
four hours is the best treatment for rheu¬ 
matism and backache. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 271 


Rheumatism; Chronic: 

FI. ext. cascara sag., gviii. 

FI. ext. sarsaparilla, giv. 

FI. ext. dandelion (taraxicum), Siv. 

Pot. bromid. 

Pot. iodid, aa gii. 

Salicylic acid, gvi. 

Pot. bicarb., gviii. 

Syr. or aquae, q. s. ad 1 gallon. 

M: Add the salicylic acid last and in an 
open vessel. Has given results for forty 
years, twenty years for myself and twenty 
years for a physician who gave me the 
formula. This is worth $100 to any 
physician in the treatment of chronic rheu¬ 
matism. 

M. D., Ohio. 

Rheumatism; and Gouty Conditions: 

^ FI. ext. nux vomica. 

FI. ext. belladonna, aa 3iss. 

FI. ext. colcichum seed, Siiss. 

FI. ext. phytolacca, 5vi. 

Aquae, q. s. ad gviii. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful after meals. Not 
pleasant to take but effective in many 
diseases. 


M. D., W. Va. 



272 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Rheumatism; Muscular: 

Macrotys (Lloyd’s) is the best thing I 
ever have found for muscular rheumatism, 
lumbago, etc. 

Dr. Rayfor Hodges, 

Scottsboro, Ala. 


Rheumatism; Muscular: 

^ Manakali (Tilden), giii. 

Sig: Teaspoonful every three hours. 

M. D., Mo. 


Rheumatism; Sciatic: 

See Sciatica; also Myalgia. 

RHUS POISONING, IVY POISONING 

Rhus Poisoning: 

1^ Chlorid ammon., oviii. 

Aquae, gvi. 

M- Sig: Apply every two or three hours. 
IJ Pot. perman., 5i. 

Aquae, gvi. 

M- Sig: Apply every hour or two. 

Do not wash with water before applying. 
Lemon juice will remove the stains caused 
by the above. 


M. D., Ind. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 273 


Rhus Poisoning: 

Bis. subcarb., 3iv. 

Spts. nitrous ether, q. s. gviii. 

M- Sig: Apply locally. Will stop itching, 
burning and spreading. 

^ Bis. subcarb., vel zinc sterate, 3iv. 

Hydrogen peroxide (P. D.), q. s. gviii. 

M- Sig: Apply locally freely. Same use 
as above. 

Carbolic acid, m. x. 

'Ichthyol, 3i. 

Ungt. zinc oxide, q. s. §ii. 

M- Sig: To be applied following one of the 
above to heal excoriations, etc. 

M. D., Ark. 


Rhus Poisoning: 

^ Ammon chlor., 3i. 

Aquae, §xvi. 

M- Sig: Apply frequently. 

M. D., Md. 


Rhus Poisoning: 

IJ Powd. ipecac, 3i. 

Aquae, gxvi. 

M- Sig: Apply every two to four hours. 
Or Lloyd’s Cit-cel-Ce, §ii; water, §iv. 

M. D., Ark. 



274 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Rhus Poisoning: 

Apply hychlorite pure every two hours to 
the affected parts. Never fails. 

M. D., N. Dak. 

Rhus Poisoning: 

^ Thymol, 1 part. 

Salicylic acid. 

Boric acid, aa 1 part. 

Oint. zinc oxide, 2 parts. 

Sig: Apply. It will stop itching and in¬ 
flammation right now, at least in most 
cases. I have utterly failed with sweet 
spirit niter after faithful trial. 

M. D., Cal. 

Rhus Poisoning: 

^ Phenolis, m. xx. 

Glycerine, 3i. 

Zinc oxide. 

Calamine, aa 3i. 

Liq. plumbi subacetate, §i. 

Aquae rosae, q. s. ad §vi. 

M- Sig: Apply three or four times daily 
on gauze. 


M. D., Term. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 275 


Rhus Poisoning: 

When the parts are raw and medicines 
can not be applied and do but little good 
when are used, a mixture of quinin in water 
can be applied painlessly and will cure in 
a short time if applied frequently. 

M. D., Ala. 


Rhus Poisoning: 

Our Favorite Prescription is: 

^ FI. ext. grindelia robusta, 3i. 

Aquae, gxvi. 

M- Sig: Apply to parts, also on cloths 
saturated with the above and covered so 
as to exclude the air. Also hot Epsom 
salts sol. used the same way is good. 

M. D., Miss. 


Rhus Poisoning: 

Apply nitrous ether freely and cover with 
gauze saturated with same. 

M. D., Iowa. 


Rhus Poisoning: 

I cure all my cases with applications of 
sat. sol. hyposulphite soda. 

M. D., Kan., and M. D., Pa. 



276 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Rhus Poisoning: 

^ Acid phenici, 1.00 
Ichthyol, 10.00 

Mucilage trag., 60.00 

M- Sig: Paint parts affected twice daily 
for three or four days, then wash off and 
re-apply to any raw spots. 

M. D., N. Dak. 


RUPTURE 
See Hernia. 

RINGWORM 

Ringworm: 

^ Mercury bichlor., gr. viii. 

Tr. benzoin, q. s. §ii. 

M- Sig: Apply once daily for three days, 
then skip three days and repeat. This has 
given me great satisfaction. 

Dr. J. Fox, Century Bldg., 

Jackson, Miss. 


Ringworm: 

Verdigris, gr. xx. 

Aquae dest., §iv. 

M- Sig: Apply as needed. 

Dr. J. H. Stevens, 
Cash, Ark. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 277 


Ringworm: 

Pyrogallic acid 15 grains in one ounce 
vaseline or collodion will cure it wherever 
located. 

M. D., Iowa. 


Ringworm: 

Apply a 25 per cent sol. carbolic acid. 

M. D, Wyo. 


Ringworm: 

Use your local remedies if you must but 
give internally bacillium 30x not oftener 
than once a week. 

M. D., Tenn. 


Ringworm: 

One dram nitrate silver in one ounce soft 
water. One application cures many cases. 
- (Not original; author unknown.) 

M. D., Okla. 


RIGGS’ DISEASE 
See Pyorrhea Alveolaris. 


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278 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


SALPINGITIS 

Salpingitis: 

My non-surgical treatment is to give as 
heavy doses sodium salicylate as patient can 
stand, 5 to 15 grains given in tablespoonful 
Sanmetto (Od. Chem. Co., New York). 

Keep confined to bed, use hot vaginal 
douches and pack vagina with antiphlo- 
gistine each day. This can be warmed and 
wrapped in plain sterile gauze and the 
vagina well packed with same. 

Dr. J. Sidney Eason, 
Coldwater, Miss. 

SCABIES (Itch) 

Scabies: 

Oil sassafras, giv. 

Olive oil, gii. 

M- Sig: Apply locally on cloth five or six 
inches square all over the body, except 
where there is hair, after having taken a 
bath. Change underwear and bed cloth¬ 
ing. Skip three days and repeat on fourth 
night. 

Do not pass this up for it is a sure shot 
and worth the price of any book. 

M. D., Tex. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 279 


Scabies: 

Balsam Peru, 20. 

Sulphur sublimed, 12. 

Sodii carbo., 06. 

Tr. camph., 02. 

Petrolat. vel lanae, 60. 

M-ft. ungt. 

Sig: Take a hot bath with green soap and 
scrub well for about 15 minutes, wash this 
off with hot water, then apply the oint¬ 
ment, rubbing in well. The next morning 
wash this off with hot sulphur water. 

Dr. F. E. Braucht, Fremont, Neb. 

Scabies: 

Balsam Peru, gi. 

Vaseline, gvii. 

M-ft. ungt. 

Sig: Take a thorough bath with hot water 
and soap, then apply ointment over en¬ 
tire body, rubbing in well and re-apply 
once or more daily over itching surfaces. 
Change all underclothing and bed linen 
and do not use again until boiled or baked. 
Then wear the same underclothes until 
cured. 

Occasionally it is necessary to use a little 

more Balsam Peru than above calls for, but 

the combination will cure scabies. 

’ M. D., S. C. 



280 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Scabies: 

The following will never fail: 

3^ Balsam Peru, gii. 

Glycerine, §i. 

M- Sig: Scrub well and apply once daily 
for four days. 

M. D., Ark. 


Scabies and Chiggers: 

Rub in freely a 3 per cent mercury bich¬ 
loride solution in water every hour or two. 

M. D., Iowa. 


Sciatica: 


SCIATICA 


For rapid relief of pain rub about one 
ounce carbon bisulphide along the affected 
part, repeat in three or four hours if neces¬ 
sary. 

Dr. Edw. T. Hosford, 

1502 Park St. 

Alameda, Cal. 


Sciatica: 

Inject Dionol into rectum and have 
patient take mineral oil flavored with creo¬ 
sote and ginger. A dandy treatment after 
you have exhausted your routine. 

M. D., Wis. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 281 


Sciatica; and Neuritis Generally: 

Tr. avena sativa (Keith’s). Teaspoonful 
in a little water before meals and at bed¬ 
time. For feeble patients begin with a little 
smaller dose, say a scant teaspoonful. If 
bowels are not acting freely give cascara 
sagrada in dosage for full effect and reduce 
few drops each day. 

M. D., N. C. 


Sciatic Rheumatism: 


Give apium virus 3x four tablets every 
two hours. 


M. D., Md. 


Sciatica: 

Reduce the sacro-iliac subluxation on the 
affected side. 

M. D., Mo. 


Sciatica ; Sciatic Rheumatism: 

To cure in forty-eight hours, often in less 
time, give 10 to 20 grains ammonium chlo¬ 
ride in tablet form every two hours day and 
night. Do not falter in dosage and note re¬ 
sults next day. Give large doses oil, no 
calomel. 


M. D., Tenn. 



282 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


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Sciatica: 

See Neuritis and Rheumatism. 

SEA SICKNESS 

Sea Sicknesss 

Give chloretone 5 to 10 grains with a half 
glass water. (This should also be effective 
for car sickness.) 

M. D, Ind. 

SEPTICAEMIA AND PYAEMIA 
Septicaemia: 

Give mixed infection phylacogen (P. D.) 
15 to 20 minims hypodermically every other 
day. 

M. D., Ya. 


Septicaemia; Puerperal: 

FI. ext. echinacea, gi. 

Elix. lact. pepsin, q. s. ad giv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every three hours 
with a 2 grain calcium sulphide tablet. 
If given first ten days after childbirth will 
never have temperature or at least I have 
not for fifteen years, without exception. 

Dr. E. G. Rhodius, 

Swiss, Mo. 




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Septicaemia and Pyaemia: 

Antistreptococcic Serum given hypoder¬ 
mically freely will always save these patients 
if given early or has for me for twenty-three 
years. 

Dr. Warren C. Davidson, 

Sedgwick, Colo. 


Septicaemia: 

Give large doses echinacea and quinin often re¬ 
peated and the following: 

Tr. iron chlor. 

Syr. Tolu, aa §i. 

Lig. pot. citrate, q. s. ad gvi. 

M- Sig: Two teaspoonfuls every four hours 
in water and inj ect under skin normal salt 
solution (salt teaspoonful to the pint 
water) ; inject as much as one or two pints 
at a time. This may also be given as an 
enema. 

M. D., Ark. 


Septicaemia; Puerperal: 

Mervinol 5 to 7 cc. (mil.) given intra¬ 
venously daily will cure puerperal sepsis. 
(Hille Lab., Chicago.) 

Dr. F. A. Benjamin, 

63 Main St., 
Silver Creek, N. Y. 



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Septicaemia; Puerperal and Septic Conditions: 

Pytogen 200x. Small powder every three 
or four hours. 


M. D., Tex. 


Septicaemia; Puerperal: 

Take one dram of discharge. Dilute with 
one ounce water. Filter through Bakerfield 
filter. (See First Collection Notes.) Give 
one cc. (mil.) hypodermically. 

M. D., Kan. 


Septicaemia; Puerperal: 

After confinement give tincture china and 
echinacea, good dosage, for three days and 
you need not fear infection. 

M. D., Minn. 

Septicaemia: 

See Blood Poisoning . 

SEXUAL NEUROSIS 
See Neurosis; Sexual, 

SHINGLES 
See Herpes Zoster. 

SINGULTUS 
See Hiccough . 



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SNAKE BITE 

Snake Bite: 

When a person has been bitten by a snake 
the first thing to do is apply a ligature above 
the wound to prevent the absorption of the 
venom into the general circulation, then 
make an incision over the bite and rub in 
well a few grains of permanganate of potash. 

This method will prove 100 per cent effec¬ 
tive in cases reached early. I have used it 
many times within the past twenty years of 
practice and with satisfaction in every in¬ 
stance. 

Dr. N. L. Cornwell, 

Bluejacket, Okla. 

SORE EYES 

See Eye Diseases , Conjunctivitis, etc. 

SPASMS AND SPASMOPHILIA 

See Convulsions. 

SPRAINS AND CONTUSIONS 

Sprains and Contusions: 

^ Oil calendula. 

Oil anise, aa §i. 

M- Sig: Apply with massage and strap 
bandage. 


M. D., Tenn. 



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Sprains and Soreness: 

^ Volatile oil mustard. 

Oil croton, aa 3ii. 

Menthol crystals, §i. 

Oil gaultheria, ov. 

Oleoresin capsicum, 5iii. 

Petrolatum, lb. i. 

M- Sig: Pub in well twice or three times 
daily. 

M. D., N. Y. 

SPLENOMAGALY 
Spleen; Enlarged: 

Concuss the first three Lumbar spines. 
Pepeat once or twice daily until cured. If 
malaria is present follow with quinin. 

M. D., Mo. 

STAMMERING—STUTTERING 
Stammering: 

To cure have patient get some quiet place 
and read aloud from some interesting and 
easily read book for two hours every two or 
three days to once a week, keeping teeth 
together while reading, taking care to read 
slowly and distinctly, moving the lips but 
not the teeth. 


M. D., Iowa. 




1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 287 


STENOSIS OF OESOPHAGUS 

See Oesophagus Stenosis. 

ST. VITUS DANCE 
See Chorea . 

STOMATITIS (Sore Mouth) 

Stomatitis; Ulcerative: 

^ Chlorate potash, grains 1 to 5 according to 
age, internally every four hours. Cures 
while you wait. 

M. D., Term. 


Stomatitis: 

In typhoid, influenza and other diseases, 
give a small dose of pilocarpine nitrate 1/10 
or 1/20 grain along with other treatment and 
note the improvement. 

M. D., Mont. 


STYE 


Stye: 

Give a small powder of pulsatilla 200x 
every night for about four nights. Chronic 
cases may require staphisagria same way. 

M. D., Tex. 



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SUBINVOLUTION 

Subinvolution of Uterus: 

^ Harrower’s Placento-Mammary Compound 
caps, or tab. No. C. 

Sig: One or two three times daily with food 
for a fortnight then one q. i. d. 

M. D., Cal. 

Subinvolution of Uterus: 

^ Ergotine, gr. i. 

Ext. nux vomica, gr. 

Hydrastine hyd., gr. %. 

M-ft. one cap. 

Sig: One capsule every three hours till 
much improved, then four times daily. A 
little expensive but does the work. 

M. D., New Mex. 

Subinvolution; Hemorrhage from: 

See Hemorrhage; also Menorrhagia and 
Metrorrhagia. 

SUB-NORMAL TEMPERATURE 

Sub-normal Temperature: 

Atropin full dosage will bring it to normal 
quickly, but in chronic cases they should be 
placed on Harmotone Tablets (G. W. C. 
Co., New York), one or two three times 
daily for permanent results. Never saw it 
fail. M. D., Tenn. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 289 


SUNBURN 
See Burns, Sun. 


SUPERFLUOUS HAIR 

Superfluous Hair: 

Quicklime, 1 part 
Sod. carb., 2 parts 
Adeps, 8 parts 

M- Sig: Apply and allow to remain on for 
3 to 5 minutes, scrape off and if neces¬ 
sary re-apply. 

M. D., Ark. 


Superfluous Hair: 

Barii sulph., 3ii. 

Zinci oxidi pulv. 

Amyli pulv., aa 3iii. 

Make into a paste with a little water and 
spread on hairy region for 10 to 15 minutes, 
until a sense of burning is experienced. Re¬ 
move and apply a bland ointment. Repeat 
in about two days. 


M. D., Okla. 



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Superfluous Hair: 

Where only a few hairs, place a new steel 
pen in a seasoned stick, place the point by 
the root of each hair and flush with the ful- 
juration current. Then let the hair alone, it 
will soon shed. 

M. D., Okla. 

SUSPENDED ANIMATION 

Suspended Animation: 

In all cases such as fainting, results of 
blows on the head, exsanguination, great 
shock, drowning and anesthesia (profound), 
dilate the rectum with speculum or with 
thumb and fingers. 

M. D., Ind., and M. D., Mo. 

SYNOVITIS 

Synovitis: 

Step I: Aspirate the joint under aseptic 
precautions. 

Step II: Inject a lesser amount of fluid 
than that withdrawn, consisting of a mixture 
of one part fluid boro glyceride, three parts 
of glycerine and four parts normal salt solu¬ 
tion. 

Instead of keeping patient in bed after 



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this treatment, we allow him to he up and 
about, except, of course, the exceptional 
case. 

Not a prescription, but the best thing I 
know of. 

Dr. Robt. T. Morris,, 

114 E. 54th St., 

New York City. 

Synovitis: 

See under Goitre; Colloid . 

SYPHILIS 

Syphilis: 

Neo-Salvarsan dissolved in 10 cc. (mil.) 
distilled water and given intravenously and 
salicylate of mercury (A. H. Metz) given 
intramuscularly alternated once a week will 
cure syphilis. 

M. I)., Miss. 


Syphilis: 

If Gray powd. 

Mercury sulphate yellow, aa gr. i. 

M-ft. one pilulae. 

Sig: One such pill at night for two weeks, 
skip two nights and repeat, plus pot. iod. 
if chronic. 


M. D., Ky. 



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Syphilis: 

MerrelFs Protogen No. 10 gives good 
account of itself when injected for this 
disease. M. D., Term. 


Syphilis: 

Neo-Arsphenamine intravenously just as 
reliable as Arsphenamine (Salvarsas-606) 
and easier given. Simply use a Luher all 
glass syringe, giving 0 .75 grammes in 10 or 
20 cc. (mil.) freshly distilled water. Con¬ 
strict arm above elbow, have patient shut 
and grip hand tightly until veins stand out 
prominently, then pass needle into the vein. 
When you see blood enter syringe, inject 
same as any other intravenous treatment 
and just as easy to give. The solution 
should be warmed to about the temperature 
of the body. If blood does not enter the 
syringe you are probably not in the vein. 
Withdraw and re-insert until it does, then 
inject gradually. The Neo-Arsphenine 
should be dissolved in the distilled water and 
passed through sterile gauze to strain out 
any undissolved particles. Always prepare 
when needed and do not use old solutions. 
Repeat once weekly and give mercury and 
potash internally. M. D., Ga. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 293 


SYPHILIS 

Three Simple Tests—Selected 
As Good or Better Than Wassermann. 
Easily carried out in short time. 


First , Mercurial Test: 

If syphilis is present, large doses of mer¬ 
curials is withstood; if spyhilis not present 
the physiological symptoms of mercurialism 
soon appear. Give Ys grain mercury bi¬ 
chloride hypodermically and in twenty-four 
hours if no mercurial symptoms appear give 
14 grain; if no symptoms occur in forty- 
eight hours more the case must be syphilitic. 
If get salivation, soreness of teeth, cramps 
and diarrhoea no syphilis present. 

IJ Mercury bichloride, gr. v. 

Aquae, gi. 

M: 12 drops or minims equals Ys grain. 

24 drops equals Yk grain. 

When syphilis present no physiological 
symptoms. When syphilis absent symptoms 
always appear. 

Dr. J. Henry Dowd, 
(Med. Record, Jan. 21, 1922.) 


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Second, Formaldehyde Test: 

Blood is drawn as for a Wassermann test. 
At the expiration of twenty-four hours the 
serum is decanted from the test tube into 
another one, clean but not sterilized. A 
drop of ordinary commercial liquor formal¬ 
dehyde is added to the serum and the tube 
plugged with cottonwool and allowed to re¬ 
main at ordinary room temperature for 
twenty-four hours. 

Coagulated serum is positive. 

Fluid or clear serum is negative. 

Suffen endorses this test. 

(J. A. M. A., from Lancet, Nov. 26, 1921.) 

Third, Urinary Test: 

Requirements, early morning urine, 
voided before breakfast or any fluids have 
been taken. Should be boiled and filtered 
to remove phosphates and albumin if pres¬ 
ent. If alkaline acidulate with acetic or 
hydrochloric acid. 

Solutions for Test: 

(a) One grain resublimed iodine dissolved 
in 100 grammes carbon tetrachloride, or in¬ 
stead dichlorethylene, trichlorethylene or 
pentachlorethylene may be used. If chloro¬ 
form is used should be fresh. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 295 


(b) One-tenth normal iodine solution 
made according to U. S. Pharmacopeia, 
page 540. 

(c) A solution of phosphoric acid diluted 
to one-tenth the strength of the stronger 
acid. 

(d) Several test tubes and a small grad¬ 
uate. 


Technic: 

To 6 mils, of the prepared urine add 1 mil. 
of the solution of iodine in carbon tetra¬ 
chloride and shake well both horizontally and 
sidewise. A sample of normal urine should 
be used as a control test. If syphilis active 
or an obscure lesion in body the iodine solu¬ 
tion (lower layer) remains a beautiful pink¬ 
ish or purplish red color, while normal urine 
no color remains. 


Precautions: 

It is best to make three different tests for 
accurate diagnosis. 

(1) Make the comparative as above. 

(2) To the comparative test is added 3 or 
4 mils, of the normal iodine solution, and 
well shaken. If lower layer of carbon 



296 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


tetrachloride remains clear in both speci¬ 
mens, no leutic lesions present. 

(3) To the first comparative test to which 
you have added the 1 mil. iodine in tetra¬ 
chloride solution is now added % or 1 mil. of 
phosphoric acid solution (1 to 10) and well 
shaken. If both specimens become dis¬ 
colored, no syphilis present. The second and 
third test only necessary when arsenic, mer¬ 
cury or 606 have been taken. 

Dr. F. L. Jackson, 
(Medical World.) 


TAPEWORM 

^ Oil tiglii, m. ii. 

FI. ext. kamalae. 

Oleresin aspidii, aa oii. 

Glycerini, q. s. ad §i. 

M-ft. liquid. 

Sig: Take half the bottle at 7 a. m. and 
the balance at 8 a. m. Dose salts hour 
before and hour after taking. No food 
until two hours after the salts have acted 
or the worm passed. Light supper night 
before. 


M. D., Tex. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 297 


TESTICLES, UNDESCENDED 
See Cryptorchid. 

TETANUS 

Tetanus: 

One gallon very warm but not hot water 
containing 30 drops tr. lobelia (or 20 drops 
of the fl. ext.) used as enema slowly with 
patient in knee-chest position; once generally 
enough to control convulsions but may be 
repeated. 

The above is for adult. Patient may 
vomit which will be alright. Lobelia is not 
a poison. 

This gives relief from convulsions other 
than tetanus; also excellent to expel im¬ 
pacted feces. 

Dr. Mary G. Cole, 
Timber, Ore. 


Tetanus: 

Sometimes curable by heavy doses H. M. 
C. (Hyocine, Morphin and Cactin) to quiet 
and relieve the pain. Intraspinous injection 
of 1 to 3 ounces of a 10 per cent sterile solu¬ 
tion of magnesium sulphate. This with free 
elimination, for which calomel is the best. 

M. D., Miss. 



298 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


TETANY 

Tetany ; Following Removal of Thyroid Gland: 
1^ Parathyroid substance, gr. 1/10. 

Thyroid extract, gr. y^. 

M-ft. one dose. 

Sig: One such dose several times daily. 

M. D., Wis. 


TEETH 

Teeth; To Protect during Pregnancy: 

Eat a half orange twice daily and a half 
lemon once daily during the last three 
months of pregnancy. 

M. D, Ill. 

Teeth; Decay Farly and Turn Black: 

Kreosotum 3x, two or three tablets several 
times daily. 

M. D., Tenn. 

TEETHING 

See Dentation. 

TIENA VERSICOLOR 

Tiena Versicolor: 

I£ Sulph. precip., 3i. 

Salicylic acid, gr. xx. 

Adeps benzo., §i. 

M- Sig: Apply and rub in twice daily. 

M. D, Okla. 




1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 299 


Tiena Versicolor: 

No need for polypharmacy when a 25 per 
cent solution sod. hyposulphite will cure 
every case. 

Have had extensive experience with this 
and never knew it to fail. 

M. D., Iowa. 

TINNITUS AURIUM 

Tinnitus Avium: 

Just tie a string or rubber band around 
first joint of little finger (Zone Therapy) 
on affected side. Let remain 3 to 5 minutes. 
Repeat at frequent intervals. 

TONSILLITIS 

Tonsillitis; Abortive Treatment: 

^ Tr. benzoin comp., 5i. 

Tr. guaiac, 3ii. 

Glycerine c. p., q. s. ad giii. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful without water every 
three hours until relieved. 

I have used the above with almost uni¬ 
versal success for twenty-five years. 

Dr. J. W. Ketchersid, 

206^/2 Mesa Ave., 

El Paso, Tex. 



300 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Tonsillitis; Gargle: 

^ Pot. chlorate, 3i. 

Carbolic acid, m. iv. 

Aquae, §vi. 

M- Sig: Gargle about a teaspoonful as 
often as needed. 

M. D., N. Y. 


Tonsillitis; Membranous: 

ly Pot. chlorate powd., gr. x. 

Tr. iron chloride, 3ii. 

Glycerine, gii. 

Syr. simple, ad giii. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful through a straw. 
Shake bottle well at time of mixing, but 
do not shake any more. The potassium 
chlorate settles to bottom of bottle and 
generates chlorine gas. Give no liquids 
immediately after taking; repeat every 
hour for twenty-four hours, then every 
two hours. 

If diphtheretic give heroic doses anti¬ 
toxin. 


Dr. M. W. Phillips, 
Chapman Quarries, Pa. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 301 


Tonsillitis: 

T£ Pot. chlorate, gr. xl. 

Simple syrup, gii. 

Aquae, q. s. ad gvi. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every two hours. 

M. D., Miss. 


Tonsillitis: 

Zinc sulphate, gr. xiv. 

Pot. permanganate, gr. x. 

Aquae, q. s. ad giv. 

M- Sig: Swab every one, two, three or four 
hours. 

This is my regular standby and it will 
not disappoint you. 

Dr. R. H. Lasater, 
Mesquite, Tex. 


Tonsillitis: 

Tr. aconite, 3ii. 

Pot. chlorate, 3ss. 

Spec. med. hydrastis, 3iii. 

Aquae pura, q. s. ad giii. 

M- Sig: Use as gargle every one to three 
hours. Swallow a little every time. Also 
for pharyngitis, laryngitis, etc. 

M. D., Ill. 



302 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Tonsillitis: 

^ Tannin, 3i-ii. 

Carbolic, 5i. 

Listerin, q. s. ad giv. 

M- Sig: Tablespoonful in third of a glass 
water and gargle every three hours. Never 
known it to fail. 

M. D., Fla. 


Tonsillitis; /or the Fever: 

Tr. aconite, m. v-xx. 

Spts. etheris nitrosi, 3i-ii. 

Elix. aromatic, §i. 

Aquae, q. s. ad gii. 

M- Sig: Half teaspoonful every two hours. 

M. D., Oregon. 


Tonsillitis: 

Pot. chlorate, 3ii. 

Carbolic acid, 3i. 

Tr. iodine, 5ii. 

Borol, §ii. 

Dobell’s sol., ad §viii. 

M- Sig: Tablespoonful in fourth of a cup 
of hot water as a gargle often. 

M. D., Canada. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 303 


Tonsillitis: 

Tr. guaiaci. 

Glycerine, aa gi. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful in half glass water 
every two hours. Acts nicely in acute 
cases and if given early will prevent peri¬ 
tonsillar abscess. Dr. S. P. Burt, 

Louisburg, N. C. 

Tonsillitis: 

Tr. aconite, 5ii. 

Tr. guaiac, Sviiss. 

Glycerine, 3vss. 

M- Sig: Adults 20 drops every hour till 
relieved, then t. i. d. Children in propor¬ 
tion. 

Dr. J. Wm. Trabert, 

827 N. 9th St., 
Lebanon, Pa. 


Tonsillitis ; Follicular: 

^ Spec. med. aconite, m. xii. 

Spec. med. phytolaeca, 3ii. 

Spec. med. sulphurous acid, 3iv. 

Sulphur, 3iv. 

Syrup Tolu, q. s. ad §iv. 

M- Sig: Shake w T ell and take teaspoonful 
every hour. No water for 30 minutes. 

Dr. Kelly Smythe, 

Bemis, Tenn. 



304 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Tonsillitis: 

Dozens of other prescriptions containing 
chlorate pot., tr. iron, guaiac, aconite, hy- 
drastis, glycothymoline, etc., in varying 
combinations too many and too similar to 
print all. 

Tonsillitis: 

^ Hydrogen peroxide. 

Ext. hamamellis. 

Aquae cinnamoni. 

Aquae mentha pip., aa gi. 

M- Sig: Use in atomizer and spray every 
one to four hours. M. D., Tex. 

Tonsillitis: 

Tr. myrrh. 

Guiacol, aa Siii. 

Glycerine, 3iv. 

Aquae, q. s. giii. 

M- Sig: Dilute with equal amount of water 
and use as gargle every three hours. 

M. D., Kan. 

Tonsils; Enlarged (Hypertrophied) 

Baryta iodide 3x every three hours if 
honeycombed rough; calcarea iodide 3x 
every three hours if smooth. 

Dr. E. P. Cuthbert, 
Titusville, Pa. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 305 


Tonsillitis: 

I have never found anything to beat the 
prescription given in Hughes’ Practice, viz.: 
Tr. chloride iron, 3i. 

Glycerine, 3vii. 

M-Sig: A teaspoonful every two hours; 
no food or drinks to be taken for half an 
hour afterwards. Calomel purgative to 
begin with and cold compresses about the 
throat and changed often. 

M. D., Mo. 


Tonsillitis: 

Ferrum phos 3x tituration, oii. 

Kali muriate 3x tituration, oiss. 

Aquae, q. s. ad giv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every hour until bet¬ 
ter, then every two hours. 

Dr. J. W. Unger, 
West Point, Miss. 


Tonsillitis: 

To abort, paint the tonsils thoroughly 
with fl. ext. hemlock (Pinus Canadensis), 
repeating as desired. Never fails if used 
early. 

Dr. G. W. Ross, 
Onsted, Mich. 




306 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Tonsillitis; Muscle Soreness from: 

1^ Salol, 15 grains, often repeated until relief, 
then three or four times daily. 

M. D., Ill. 

Tonsillitis: 

Swab with tr. chloride iron once or twice 
daily. M. D., Term. 

Tonsillitis: 

Paint with Monsel’s Solution. 

M. D., Ala. 

Tonsillitis: 

Aromatic chlorazene (Abbott) is the 
finest thing for gargle yet. 

M. A., Alaska. 


Tonsillitis: 

Just swab with equal parts oil pepper¬ 
mint and alcohol once or twice and the sore 
throat is gone. M. D., Mich. 

Tonsillitis: 

^ Acetanilid. 

Sod. salicylate, aa. 

M- Sig: With powder blower cover tonsils 
well and repeat every hour or two. Ace¬ 
tanilid heals galls or anything healable. 

M. D., Del. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 307 


Tonsillitis: 

Ordinary sore throat frequently marvel¬ 
ously relieved by placing a small pinch of 
common table salt well back on the extended 
tongue. Thanks to The Med. Sum. for this. 

M. D., Del. 


Tonsillitis ; Follicular: 



Compound tincture guaiac. 
milk q. three hours. 
Charm.” 


Teaspoonful in 
“Acts Like A 


M. D., Ind. 


TOOTHACHE 

Toothache: 

Guiacol on gums and in cavity. This is 
40 horsepower. 

M. D., Ill. 

Toothache: 

Pack cavity with cotton soaked in a mix¬ 
ture of equal parts of benzyl alcohol and 
chloroform. 

M. D., Cal. 


Toothache: 

Saturate cotton with pure phenol and in¬ 
sert into previously cleaned cavity. 

M. D., Ill. 



308 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Toothache: 

Place a crystal of chloral hydrate in cavity 
and pack with cotton. 


M. D., Pa. 


Toothache: 

Codeine, gr. 1/4. 

Oil cloves, 3ss. 

Chloroform, 3iss. 

M- Sig: Saturate cotton and pack cavity. 
Instant relief. 

M. D., Mo. 


Toothache: 

Readily relieved by placing a 5 grain 
acetanilid tablet beside the aching tooth and 
letting it dissolve. 

M. D., Oregon. 


Toothache: 

I£ Tr. iodine. 

Chloroform, aa gii. 

Morphea sulph., gr. iv. 

M- Sig: Apply on cotton often repeated 
until relieved. Will act like magic within 
two to four applications every three to 
five minutes. 


M. D., Iowa. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 309 


Toothache; To Kill the Nerve: 

^ Creosote, 5i. 

Arsenic, gr. i. 

Alcohol, 3iv. 

M- Sig: With toothpick or applicator and 
cotton dipped into solution down to and 
barely touching the arsenic, which settles 
to the bottom of the bottle, push the cot¬ 
ton into cavity until it strikes the nerve. 
Do not let touch gums or tongue. This 
kills the nerve and stops decay. 

M. D., Wash. 

Toothache; Zone Therapy: 

Beginning at the thumb for incisors on 
the affected side, select finger or fingers cor¬ 
responding to the aching tooth. Tie a string 
or rubber band tight on first joint of fingers 
selected, or clip them with clothes pins. Let 
remain three to five minutes. 

M. D., Mo. 


Tooth; Extraction: 

A No. 1 H. M. C. Tablet (Abbott) 
given in a teaspoonful of Hoffman’s Ano¬ 
dyne and water, fifteen minutes beforehand, 
will greatly relieve the pain of extraction 
and in some cases render it entirely painless. 

M. D., Miss. 


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310 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Tooth; Extraction, Anesthesia: 

See Anesthesia.. 

Tooth Extraction, Pain of. 

See Pain from Tooth Extraction. 

TRACHOMA (Granulated Lids) 

Trachoma: 

The following is all that is necessary in 
the ordinary cases: 

1^ Yellow oxide mercury, 3ii. 

Vaseline alba, 3ii. 

M- Sig: Apply night and morning and 
keep up regularly for some time. 

M. D., Miss. 

TRENCH FEET 

Trench Feet; a Specific: 

Paint with 10 per cent nitrate silver solu¬ 
tion daily or bathe daily with 40 per cent 
formalin solution. M. D., Ind. 

TUBERCULOSIS 

Tuberculosis: 

Berry’s Solution of Etosoerc given in¬ 
travenously 10 cc. the first week, 20 cc. the 
second week, 30 cc. the third week and 
weekly thereafter will do tuberculosis more 
good than anything yet discovered. 

Dr. Leon B. Austin, Rosedale, Miss. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 311 


Tuberculosis: 


Von Rook’s Vaccine 1/10 mil. gradually 
increased once a week to once a month, ac¬ 
cording to the reaction (which you want to 
come just short of), and liquid calcreose 
(Maltbie), 1 to 4 drams or more daily as 
needed to control the cough, increase appe¬ 
tite and weight, together with proper hy¬ 
giene, diet and sunbath exposures will do 
about all for tuberculosis that any sana¬ 
torium can do and that’s a lot. 


Tuberculosis: 


M. D., Tenn. 


Ampoules of sodium iodide 30 grains and 
guaiacol % grain (Xntra. Prod. Co., Den¬ 
ver), given intravenously is one grand 
remedy for tuberculosis, as well as numerous 
other conditions, as asthma, syphilis, arterio¬ 
sclerosis, etc. This with other treatments 
I am sending you herewith if I could have 
purchased for $100 years ago would have 
been cheap at the price. M. D., N. M. 


Tuberculosis ; Apparent: 

Those cases bearing a striking similarity 
to tuberculosis, yet no loss of weight and 
other characteristic symptoms, bear in mind, 
Bronchial Spirochetosis. See Bulletin No. 1, 
Henry Phipp’s Institute, Philadelphia, Pa. 



312 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


TUMORS 

Tumors: 

Most any kind can be reduced or vanished 
under Photo Therapy and Morton Wave 
Current and thus avoid operations; also 
fibrous ankylosis can be overcome and func¬ 
tion restored. Try this. 

Dr. J. W. Bolton, 
Warrensburg, Mo. 

TYPHLITIS 
Typhlitis; Acute: 

Iris tenax 6x six pellets every hour in 
the young. Every two hours in the old (this 
is right). M. D., Wash. 

TYPHOID DELIRIUM 

See Delirium . 

TYPHOID FEVER 

Typhoid: 

Quin, bisulph., gr. % to 1. 

Leptandrin, gr. ii. 

Cupri arsenitis, gr. 1/400. 

M-ft. caps. one. 

Sig: One such dose given every four hours 
throughout the course of fever, hemor¬ 
rhage and diarrhoea will be the exception 
and the disease shortened. 


M. D., Cal. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 313 


Typhoid: 

I have used the Woodbridge treatment 
for twenty-five years and have aborted at 
least 75 per cent of my cases. If used early 
can abort practically a 100 per cent in a 
week; if patient has been sick a week or 
more it will take about ten days. 

Tablet No. 1 contains podophyllin 1/960 
grain, mercurous chloride 1/6 gr., guaiacol 
carbonate 1/16 gr., menthol 1/16 gr. and 
eucalyptus 8 drops. 

Sig: One every 15 minutes for three days. 

Then give Tablet No. 2, containing podo¬ 
phyllin 1/960 gr., mercurous chloride 1/16 
gr., guaiacol carbonate *4 gr., thymol 1/16 
gr. and eucalyptus 8 drops. One every hour, 
continuing until the temperature drops to 
normal. There is a No. 3 to be given every 
hour about the fourth or fifth day, but I 
have never found them necessary. These 
are put up by Park Davis Co., Detroit. 

Use pot. chloride solution as a mouth wash 
to prevent ptylism and if the bowels do not 
move as much as three times daily give a 
laxative. 

Dr. J. Proudfoot, 
Monkton, Ont., Can. 



314 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Typhoid: 

Give oil once daily and 5 grain sulpho- 
carbolate tablets (Abbott’s) every two to 
four hours and give typhoid bacterin start¬ 
ing with 3/10 mil. and increasing to effect. 
Some authorities to the contrary notwith¬ 
standing. 

M. D., Tenn. 


ULCERS 


Ulcer; Gastric: 

Give fluid extract eucalyptus, teaspoonful 
in milk before meals. 


M. D., Mo. 


Ulcers; and Sores That Wont Heal: 

Take a package of common gelatine or 
Jello and add to it a half pint hot water, 
then stir in an ounce of Peru Balsam, then 
enough zinc oxide to make a stiff paste, to 
this enough glycerine to keep it from get¬ 
ting hard. Now with this paint the sore 
once daily for a few days, not washing much 
if any, then paint and bandage, paint the 
bandage, then another bandage over this and 
let remain for a week or more when the sore 
or ulcer will be well. 


Petersioux. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 315 


Ulcers; and Sores That Wont Heal: 
ly Silver nitrate, gr. xl. 

Aquae dest., gi. 

M- Sig: Apply daily. This will heal rap¬ 
idly. Worth a million. 

Dr. D. W. Evans, 

157 S. Main St., 
Scranton, Pa. 

Ulcers; Chronic: 

Rosin. 

Beeswax. 

Lard. 

Beef tallow, aa. 

Mix and melt, keep stirring till all is dis¬ 
solved; when cool it makes a hard salve. 

Sig: Apply to ulcer two or three times daily 
on gauze. This is also fine for chapped 
and cracked hands. 

M. D., Iowa. 


Ulcers: 

^ Aristol, gr. xv. 

Balsam Peru, 3i. 

Unguentine, q. s. ad gi. 

M- Sig: Apply locally to the ulcer. L T sed 
with great success. 

Dr. T. Cruikshank, 
Vermillion, S. Dak. 



316 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Ulcers; Chronic: 

^ Oil thuja, §i. 

Vaseline alba, gxvi. 

Melt vaseline and add the oil, stirring fre¬ 
quently while cooling. 

Sig: Use on any old sore needing vitalizing. 

M. D., Wis. 


Ulcers; Which Fail to Heal: 

^ Alum. 

Sugar, aa §i. 

Glycerine, giii. 

M- Sig: Apply twice daily. 

M. D., Cal. 


Ulcers; Irritable: 

Apply powdered baptisia (wild indigo) 
and note the change it will work. 

M. D., Wis. 


Ulcers; Irritable: 

^ Tr. iodine, gss. 

Oil calendula, Siii. 

Balsam Peru, 3i. 

M- Sig: Apply and bandage. 

M. D., Tex. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 317 


Ulcers ; Corneal: 

Yellow oxide mercury 10 per cent strength 
of U. S. P. Carried in tubes by many firms. 
Apply every four hours. If ulcers of the 
recurring type, touch with a 1 to 300 bi¬ 
chloride of mercury solution. 

M. D., N. Y. 


Ulcers ; Leg: 

First cleanse with hydrogen peroxide or 
any good antiseptic. Dry well and paint 
ulcer and surroundings with a 40 per cent 
nitrate silver solution, over ulcer place asep¬ 
tic gauze, then bandage from ankle to four 
or five inches above the ulcer. Redress every 
third day until cleared up well and have 
healthy granulations, then touch only the 
unhealthy granulations and use Bassilican 
Ointment on gauze and dress every eight or 
ten days until well. (A large majority will 
be well before this time.) 

Dr. U. S. Cordell, 
Macomb, Okla. 


Ulcers; Leg: 

Dionol is the thing, I know, I have tried it. 

M. D., Okla. 



318 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Ulcers; Varicose: 

The bane of the medical profession; can 
be cured while patient is up and about with 
the following treatment, which has won me 
many patients and made me money: 

^ Glycerine, gxviii. 

Water, gxl. 

Zinc oxide, lb. i. 

Gelatin, lb. i. 

Mix first three and place on stove, bring 
to a boil and slowly add the gelatin with 
constant stirring, then remove from stove 
and let cool. When desired to use place on 
stove again to heat and place two 3-inch 
bandages loosely rolled into it so as to absorb 
as much of it as possible. 

Apply these to the leg; begin at toes and 
wrap firmly up to well past the ulcer. 
Apply one over the other and as warm as 
patient will stand, let remain eight or ten 
days, then remove and re-apply. First dress¬ 
ing may have to be removed soon, due to 
the moisture from the ulcer. Should it be 
discharging freely, cut a window over ulcer 
and clean and re-apply over this window. 
Patient should be kept in bed about a half 
day, with leg elevated before applying the 
first time. Have treated numbers and find 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 319 


it best treatment. The great advantage is 
patient can be up and at work while taking 
treatment. After ulcer is well use an elastic 
bandage well wrapped from toes up and may 
be well to continue wearing it. My article 
showing pictures can be seen in Missouri 
State Journal, August, 1921. Try this, 
doctors, it will make you friends, patients 
and money. 

Dr. W. L. Brandon, 

Poplar Bluff, Mo. 

Ulcers; Varicose: 

^ Argyrol, 3ii. 

Glycerine. 

Aquae, aa q. s. §i. 

M- Sig: Apply and cover ulcer with zinc 
oxide adhesive plaster % inch wide, ar¬ 
ranged in gridiron fashion and cover all 
with a snug fitting bandage. Change once 
daily, the adhesive will be loosened by the 
discharge from the ulcer, daub on more 
of the above mixture and re-apply the 
plasters and bandage. Patient need not 
be kept in bed. In summer time I have 
patient expose ulcer to the direct sunlight 
one hour daily. This light is of no value 
if filtered through a window glass. 



320 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


This treatment is so simple I have often 
been laughed at for recommending it, but 
try it out and see for yourself. 

M. D., Queens, L. I., N. Y. 



A Kansas physician also sends the same 
treatment and about the same drawing to 
show how the strips of adhesive are applied, 
and says he uses most any kind of simple 
ointment and seems to get about the same 
results. Regards the tight strappings the 
important part of treatment and states that 
the ulcer fills in at bottom and closes in the 
circumference very rapidly. 

M. D., Kan. 













1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 321 


URINE 

Urine; Incontinence: 

See Enuresis, 

Urine; Passed, Involuntarily: 

As when coughing and otherwise, caus- 
ticum 6x three tablets every two or three 
hours. 

Passed unconsciously, argentum nitricum 
6x, three tablets every two or three hours. 

M. D., Tenn. 


Urine; Phosphate in: 

When urine is cloudy or milky looking 
and is loaded with phosphates a mixture of 
hydrochloric acid, nux vomica and essence 
pepsin in good dosage after meals will cure. 

M. D., Ala. 

Urine; Suppression of; Uremic Convulsions: 

Apply over the kidney region a flaxseed 
or bread poultice containing 2 ounces of tur¬ 
pentine. This was used by a physician in 
famous Muhlenberg family and I have seen 
uremic convulsions in nephritis stopped by 
its use and not recur. 


M. D., N. J. 



322 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


URTICARIA (Hives; Nettle-rash) 

Urticaria: 

Ichthyol, 3ii. 

Calcium phos., 3ii. 

M-ft. pil. No. xlviii. 

Sig: One pill t. i. d. 

M. D., Miss. 


Urticaria: 

Milk of magnesia, large dose every hour 
until bowels act freely, then small dose every 
two or three hours. 

M. D., Ind. 


Urticaria; Quinin Idiosyncrasy: 

Give quinin same as no idiosyncrasy but 
always add a half quantity by weight of 
mercury with chalk. 

1^ Quin, sulph., 3i. 

Mercury with chalk, 3ss. 

M-ft. caps. No. xxi. 

Sig: One capsule every two hours. Has 
never failed me. 

Dr. M. B. Cope, 

Port Royal, S. C. 

UTERINE FIBROIDS 

See Fibroids and Tumors . 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 323 


VACCINATION 
Vaccination; Bad Takes: 

Nothing beats Dionol Ointment applied 
and covered with cloth. Will check the in¬ 
flammation as well as the drawing, painful 
sensations at once and in few hours it will 
look and be quite improved. 

M. D., Term. 

Vaccination; Bad Takes: 

Use plain white vaseline with a bit of 
paraffin melted with it and get excellent re¬ 
sults. (This is about the same thing as 
Dionol, or at least gives the same results.) 

M. D., N. Y. C. 

VARICOSE VEINS 
Varicose Veins: 

Intravenous injections of a 10 to 20 per 
cent solution of chemically pure sodium car¬ 
bonate every day or every two or three days 
according to the case. 

Five to twenty injections required for a 
case of moderate intensity. No pain, no 
danger, no accidents in forty cases. Does 
not interfere with the professional or social 
life of patient as can be up and about while 
taking treatment. 


M. D., France. 



324 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Varicose Veins: 

Learn the Osteopathic method of loosen¬ 
ing up the tissues in the groin and especially 
at the saphenous opening. I have cured 
many cases without medication and one case 
had a large ulcer on shin which healed in 
short time by this treatment. 

M. D., Iowa. 


Varicose Veins: 

Ij* Carduus Marianus, 3ii. 

Sim. elix., gvi. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful four times daily. 

M. D., Md. 

VENEREAL PROPHYLACTIC 

Venereal Prophylactic: 

First, wash parts thoroughly with 1/1000 
bichloride mercury solution. 

Second, inject into urethra 4 cc. (mil.) 
of a 20 per cent sol. argyrol and retain five 
minutes. 

Third, smear entire penis with a 20 per 
cent calomel ointment and allow to remain. 
A half dram should be enough. 

M. D., Mo. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 325 


Veriereal Prophylactic: 

A very good thing seems to be synol soap, 
washing well and putting a drop in the 
meatus. 

M. D., Mich. 


Venereal Prophylactic: 

The tube antiseptics sold for this purpose 
seem to be very reliable. There are a num¬ 
ber of different makes on the market. 

Venereal Prophylactic (French Secret, So Called): 
R Boric acid powd., gvii. 

Burnt alum powd., 3iv. 

Tanic acid powd., gi. 

Quinin hydrochloride, 3ii. 

M- Sig: Dissolve 1 dram in pint warm 
water, wash and inject, immediately after 
coition. 

M. D., Wis. 


VERTIGO 

Vertigo: 

For functional cases and worth a trial in 
all cases. 

R Arom. spt. ammon., 3i. 

In water, q. s. to make one dose. Repeat as 
needed. Saline cathartics also indicated. 

M. D. 


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326 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


VINCENT S ANGINA 
Vincent's Angina: 

I do not believe it is well known that an 
emulsion of one tube Neo-Salvarsan in one 
ounce glycerine, applied locally every four 
hours, will clear it up in twenty-four hours 
in most cases. No good in diphtheria. 

Dr. Alvin T. Liphard, 

209 Hollywood Ave., 

Elizabeth, N. J. 


Vincent's Angina: 

In a recent case many things were tried 
but with no benefit until a 10 per cent Neo- 
Salvarsan solution in boro-glycerine was 
used locally. This gave best relief and 
patient carried a bottle of it and where there 
was pain would place a pledget of cotton wet 
with the solution on the painful point with 
great relief. 

Dr. Wm. H. Chapman, 

Blythe, Cal. 

Vincent's Angina: 

For the induration apply I. G. O. or Iodex 
Ointment and the Violet Rays for 10 to 20 
minutes every day or so. It will soften and 
run freely. 


M. D., Term. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 327 


Note: Doctor Chewning’s New Violet 
Ray Tube fits any light socket and is ex¬ 
cellent for treating numerous diseases, as 
enlarged glands, goiters, local pains and in¬ 
flammations, rheumatism, ankylosis, neuritis 
and tubercular conditions. If you do not 
have electricity get you a Delco or other 
lighting plant and have the doctor, whose 
address is Fredericksburg, Va., 410 George 
St., treat some globes for you. It will pay 
for itself. 


VOMITING 

Vomiting: 

If Epsom salts, oi. 

Sulphuric acid arom., 5ii. 

Tr. opii deod., 3i. 

Spts. lavender comp., 3ii. 

Glycerine, gss. 

Aquae mentha pip., q. s. ad giii. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful in water every two 
hours. M. D., Tenn. 

Vomiting: 

If Tr. iodine, m. xii. 

Phenol, m. ii. 

Bis. subnit., gr. x. 

Sig: One such dose q. one to two hours. 

M. D., N. Y. 



328 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Vomiting and Purging; Children: 

Ij* Calomel, gr. i. 

Lime water, gi. 

Aquae, gxvi. 

M- Sig: Shake and give tablespoonful 
every fifteen minutes. 

M. D., Miss. 


V omiting: 

^ Ferrum phos. 3x. 

Natrium phos. 3x. 

Kali murate 3x, aa 3ii. 

Aquae, q. s. ad giv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful until vomiting is con¬ 
trolled. 

M. D., Miss. 

Vomiting; Nervous and Hysterical: 

This is hard to control, but 1 drop carbolic 
acid in 5 drops chloroform in a quarter of 
a glass water repeated every hour or two 
for a few doses will do it. 

M. D., Mo. 


Vomiting ; Malarial: 

See Malaria, Vomiting of. 

Vomiting of Influenza: 

See under Hiccough. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 329 


VOMITING OF PREGNANCY 

(Hyper-Emesis-Gravidarum) 

Vomiting of Pregnancy: 

Dessicated pituitary, 0.03 
Dessicated placenta, 0.12 
Dessicated corpora lutea, 0.12 
M-ft. in caps, gelat. t. d. No. xxx. 

Sig: One capsule t. i. d. a. c. 

M. D., N. Y. C. 

Vomiting of Pregnancy: 

Ampoules corpora lutea 3 grains hypo¬ 
dermically once daily as long as necessary. 
One to four doses usually all needed to con¬ 
trol. This has never failed me in reflex 
vomiting of pregnancy or other causes. 
Worth the price of any book. 

M. D., Tex. 

Vomiting of Pregnancy: 

IJ Tabloid thyroid gland, gr. ss. 

Ft. pil. d. t. d. No. xviv. 

Sig: One, two, three or more q. three hours. 
Also 

I£ Cerii exalate, gr. x. 

Bis. subsalicylate, gr. v-xv. 

M-ft. pulv. d. t. d. No. L. 

Sig: One q. three hours when necessary. 

M. D., N. Y. C. 



330 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Vomiting of Pregnancy: 

B Placenta comp. (Harrower), caps. No. L. 
Sig: Two with ice or charged water q. i. d. 

M. D., Ct. 


Vomiting of Pregnancy: 

Give 1/2 to 1 dram sod. bromid in half 
glass water per rectum, three times daily. 
Use infant syringe. No food or drinks by 
mouth, but give by rectum. By the fifth 
day patient should be fed a little by stomach 
and the next day three meals and water. 

M. D., Ohio. 


Vomiting of Pregnancy: 

Sodium bromid 5 to 10 grains in plenty 
of water three or four times daily. 

M. D., Iowa. 


Vomiting of Pregnancy: 

Large doses of sodium or potassium 
bromid is the best single remedy. If stomach 
will not retain give in dram doses per rec¬ 
tum. 


M. D., Kan. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 331 


Vomiting of Pregnancy: 

Stop all food and water and give dram 
doses sodium bromid per rectum. In ex¬ 
treme cases nourishment by rectum, but this 
rarely necessary. The third day spoonful 
of buttermilk frequently repeated and slowly 
increased in amount. Fourth day brown 
toast may be given. Increase carefully and 
you will save your patients. This has been 
my experience. 

M. D., Okla. 


Vomiting of Pregnancy: 

Campho-Phenique Powder, 2 grain cap¬ 
sules as needed. 


M. D., Ill. 


Vomiting of Pregnancy: 

Adrenalin chlorid 1/1000 solution, 20 
drops every three or four hours. 

M. D., Cal. 


Vomiting of Pregnancy: 

IJ Spec. med. nux vomica, m. x. 

Elix. lact. pepsin, q. s. giv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every hour as needed. 

M. D., Kan. 



332 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Vomiting of Pregnancy: 

Cacain, gr. iii. 

Bis. sub nit., 3ii. 

M-ft. charts No. xii. 

Sig: One every three hours. 

M. D„ S. C. 

Vomiting of Pregnancy and Nausea: 

This is frequently due to an unhealed 
lacerated (or inflamed) cervix uteri and I 
have frequently gotten complete relief with 
no return by carefully painting the cervical 
canal with tr. iodine. 

M. D., Mich. 


Vomiting of Pregnancy: 

Believed by 10 drop doses of a 20 per cent 
menthol in olive oil on sugar. 

M. D., Iowa. 

Vomiting of Pregnancy: 

Give phosphate of lime 20 grains q. three 
hours. M. D., N. Y. 


WARTS 

Warts: 

Apply a drop fuming nitric acid and cover 
with cotton and cloth. Next day pick the 
thing off. M. D., Iowa. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 333 


Warts: 

Can be removed in twenty minutes. Take 
caustic potash, place in saucer in open air 
until it slackens, then thicken with gum 
arabic to prevent spreading and apply to 
the wart, being careful to protect surround¬ 
ing tissues. 

The following will also remove but re¬ 
quires a longer length of time: 

IJ Sulphur, 3ii. 

Glycerine, 3v. 

Acetic acid, 3i. 

M- Sig: Apply t. i. d. 

M. D., Ark. 


Warts: 

Apply once daily a saturated solution of 
ammonium chlorid in water. 

Or Fowler’s solution applied t. i. d. 

M. D., Iowa. 


Warts and Moles: 

Use sat. sol. silver nitrate in nitrate mer¬ 
cury. Apply as indicated. 

Or nitric acid, glacial acetic acid and rain¬ 
water equal parts. Mix the acetic acid with 
the water, then add the nitric acid slowly. 
Mix in the open air. 


M. D., Iowa. 



334 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Warts and Moles; Near Cancers, etc.: 

The daily or twice daily application of 
Platt’s Chlorides will cure a surprisingly 
large number of apparently malignant 
chronic sores, warts, moles, etc. Occasion¬ 
ally it will so inflame as to require a few 
days’ rest. Excellent for those cases who 
will not or can not take Radium or X-Ray 
treatment. 

The above has been worth quite a lot to 
me. 

M. D., S. C. 


Warts; Seed: 

Give thuja 200x small powder every night 
for three nights, then wait for three or four 
weeks and repeat if should need to. 

M. D., Tex. 


Warts: 

Appfy thuja occidentalis locally two or 
three times daily and take the third decimal 
dilution (3x) in drop doses every hour. 

Dr. Ed. M. Spalding, 
Anchorage, Alaska. 


Warts and Moles: 

See Fuljuration Treatment for Superfluous 
Hair. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 335 


Warts: 

See Milkweed Treatment for Corns . 

WHITLOW 

See Felons . 

WHOOPING COUGH (Pertussis) 
Whooping Cough: 

Push to the physiological effect, castanea, 
phenacetin and belladonna. 

1^ Phenacetin, 3iv. 

Tr. belladonna (Squibb’s), gi. 

FI. ext. castanae (chestnut leaves), giv. 

Syr. white pine comp., giv. (Shake well.) 
M- Sig: Give a quarter to a teaspoonful 
every two hours until flushing of face, 
then every four hours to effect. Some 
families will stand more belladonna than 
others. This will positively ameliorate. 
Dr. R. A. Lancaster, 

1325 Lady St., 
Columbia, S. C. 

Whooping Cough: 

Give alum 1 grain and tr. belladonna 
1/2 drop in Syrup Tolu every three hours, 
with external applications of caraway oil. 
It gives me entire relief in many cases. 

M. D., India. 



336 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Whooping Cough: 

^ Heroin, gr. i. 

Aquae, §i. 

Quin, sulph., gr. xv. 

Heavy chocolate syrup, q. s. §iv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every four hours. If 
this is well prepared it will almost en¬ 
tirely control the cough. 

M. D., Iowa. 

Whooping Cough: 

I£ Antipyrine, 3i. 

Sodii bromid, 3ss. 

Tr. digitalis, m. xxx. 

Spts. ammon. arom., 3iii. 

Syr. Tolu, q. s. ad giii. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every two or three 
hours. 

IJ Thymol, gr. xxv. 

Ether sulph., 3iss. 

Oil sassafras. 

Oil eucalyptus. 

Oil turpentine. 

Liquid tar, aa 3ii. 

Carbolic acid, 3iii. 

Alcohol, q. s. ad §iii. 

M- Sig: Apply locally over throat three or 
four times daily. 

M. D., Ill. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 337 


Whooping Cough: 

Menthol, gr.i. 

Liq. alboline, §i. 

M- Sig: One drop in each nostril as needed. 
An accidentally discovered specific. 

M. D., Texas. 


Whooping Cough: 

Bromoform 5 drops on a teaspoonful of 
sugar prevents the spasms when everything 
else fails. 

M. D., Colo. 


Whooping Cough: 

Calcidin and calcium sulphide (Abbott’s), 
q. s. every two hours in alteration to effect 
will cure recent cases and greatly benefit 
those of longer duration. 

M. D., Tenn. 


Whooping Cough: 

Quinin sulph., 3i. 

Syr. yerba santa, giv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful every three hours. 

M. D., S. C. 



338 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


WORMS 

Worms; Hound (Nematodes; Ascaris Lumhri- 
coides ) 

Castor oil arom., 30 mil. 

Chenopodium oil, m. x. 

Glycerine, 15 mil. 

Syr. rhamnus cathartica, 30 mil. 

M- Sig: Shake well and take the first thing 
in the morning, followed with tepid water 
or weak tea. Above is adult dose; chil¬ 
dren according to age, about 1 drop of 
oil chenopodium to each two years of age 
and use rhubarb compound syrup instead 
of the above for children. 

Dr. P. R. Panlilio, 
Angeles, Pampanga, P. I. 


Worms; Pin: 

Give injection (enema) of a weak solu¬ 
tion of molasses, the worms feast on this and 
become dormant. In one hour give large 
dose castor oil, cover jar with black gauze, 
allow stools to collect on the cloth, then count 
the worms by the hundreds. 

M. D., Mich. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 339 


Worms; Pin (Oxyuris Vermicularis): 

Feed patient for several days on soaked 
herring, or give an excessive amount of salt 
in capsules. It is the salt in the herring 
that kills the worms. 

M. D. 


Worms: 

See Tapeworms; also see Gattis J Worm Oil 
Formula in Second Collection of Notes. 


WOUNDS 

Wounds: 

“English BIP.” 

^ Bis. sub nit. 

Iodoform, aa. 

Liquid petrolat., q. s. to make a thin paste. 
Sig: Apply to depth of wound, swab most 
of it away with sterile cotton or gauze and 
dress ordinarily. “A sure shot.” 

Have used this in my mining practice for 
years and seldom have an infection, though 
the wounds are punctured, lacerated, greasy 
and dirty. I use chlorazene solution to 
cleanse. 

Dr. A. J. Willis, 
Embreeville, Tenn. 



340 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Wounds: 

Iodoform in tr. iodine, or the following: 
Tr. iodine. 

Castor oil, aa. Dr. Wm. L. Davis, 

Bartlett, Term. 

Wounds: 

^ Echinacea, §i. 

Calandula, gii. 

Aquae, gii. 

i M- Sig: Apply direct to wound which will 
' heal without forming one drop of pus. 

M. D., Okla. 

Wounds: 

Apply spts. recti to keep moist and there 
will be no pus. M. D., Texas. 

Wounds: 

The following prescriptions originated by 
Dr. Douglas H. Stewart, N. Y. C., and 
which several of his friends have been using 
with much more than just passing success 
both in phlegmons and fresh and infected 
wounds and are preferred to the chlorine 
compounds. 

Paint the site and inside as well as the 
surrounding skin for an inch or more from 
point of infection with: 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 341 


Tr. iodine, §i. 

Calomel, gr. ss. 

Glycerine. 

Alcohol, aa gi. 

Then dust with: 

Sublamin. 

Methyl Blue, aa gr. xx. 

Scarlet Red, q. s. ad gii. 

M- and dilute to 1:20 or 1:25 with Squibb’s 
boric acid, powdered fine. 

Then dress with gauze saturated with: 

Iodine crystals. 

Potass, iodide, aa gr. L. 

Ether, q. s. to solution, worked up in mortar 
and before ether volatilizes add 
Calomel, gr. xii. 

Liquid alboline, q. s. ad giii. 

These combinations may be used for al¬ 
most every sort of infected wound and will 
also overcome any tendency to infection of 
fresh wounds. 

Those of us who have used these formulas 
believe they should be standard equipment 
for the dressing table of every physician. 

D. H. S., M. D., N. Y. C. 

G. L. S., M. D., Nevada. 

Note: Also recommended for boils be¬ 
fore and after opening; in fact, was so 


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headed but received too late to be classified* 
and had to place under Wounds. 


Wounds; Punctured, Nail in Foot: 

Cleanse with echinacea and bandage 
soaked in same, or use turpentine, iodine or 
some other good antiseptic. Should it be 
from a rusty nail the wound should be 
opened promptly and antiseptics applied, 
and tetanus antitoxin administered. 

Should the foot become swollen and pain¬ 
ful, try this for results: Get a small box, 
put two or three layers of old woolen socks 
or pieces of woolen cloth in the bottom of 
it, on this empty a few live coals of fire, and 
hold foot over it so the smoke can enter the 
wound. 

M. D., Ark. 


Wounds; Punctured: 

Apply thick poultice of scraped raw pota¬ 
to and change as often as it becomes dry. 
All pain will disappear and no inflammation 
will develop if applied at once after the acci¬ 
dent. 


M. D., Mo. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 343 


Wounds; Ulcers, Sores , etc.. Which Fail to Heal: 
See alum, sugar and glycerine combination 
under Ulcers, by a California M. D. 


Wounds: 

See Circumcision Antiseptic. 



MISCELLANEOUS 


Antiseptic Solution: 

3J Listerine, 3ii. 

Glycerine, gi. 

Weak, uncolored Japan tea, q. s. giv. 

M-et let stand till “cotton” forms. 

It is then ready to use. Leave the “cot¬ 
ton” in it as it benefits it as “mother” does 
vinegar. This is original. 

Dr. F. W. McCanon, 

852 W. 4th St., 

Des Moines, Iowa. 


Antiseptic Oil , for Nose and Throat Work: 

3J Iodine, gr. iv. 

Gum camphor, gr. xii. 

Phenol, gr. xii. 

Menthol, gr. viii. 

White oil, q. s. ad gi. 

M- Sig: Use as desired. 

344 


1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 345 


Antiseptic Vaginal Globules: 

Hydrarg. chlorid corrosive, 0.006 

Acid salicylic, 0.12 

Quinin alkaloid, 0.18 

Cocoa butter, 4.00 

M-ft. supposit. vaginal, tabs doses No. xx. 

Sig: Use as directed. 

Dr. I. H. Abraham, 

800 W. 178th St., 

New York City. 


Antiseptic; Intestinal: 

^ Chlorazene (Abbott), gr. ^ to %. 

Pot. sulphocarbolate, gr. v. 

Zinc sulphocarbolate, gr. iii. 

Bismuth subsalicylate, gr. ii. 

M-ft. pil. d. t. d. No. L. 

Sig: One such pill with water every two 
hours. 

M. D., N. Y. C. 


Antiphlogestic: 

Menthol, 3ss. 

Oil gualtheria, m. xxv. 

Kaolin (or good clay), lb. i. 

Glycerine et water, q. s. to make a paste. 
Sig: Local application for inflammations. 

M. D., Iowa. 



346 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


APHRODISIAC 

Aphrodisiac: 

Yohimbin 5 to 10 drops of a 1 per cent 
solution t. i. d. produces marked congestion 
of the sexual organs without renal irritation. 

Cavendish Chem. Corp., N. Y. C., are sole 
agents for yohimbin (Henning). G. A. 
Breon Co., Kansas City, Mo., puts out 
a compound tablet containing 1/12 grain 
yohombin hydrochloride that gives good re¬ 
sults. 

M. D., Iowa. 

BOOKS 

Those interested in Homeopathy should obtain 
“Elements of Homoeopathy” (Bericke & 
Tafel, Philadelphia), Clarke’s Prescriber 
or Nash’s Leaders from the same source. 
The latter is interesting reading from cover 
to cover. These books can also be had from 
Luyties’ Pliar., St. Louis. 

Auto-Hemic Therapy Improved: Those in¬ 
terested in this very popular method of 
treatment should obtain “Improved Auto- 
Hemic Therapy” from Dr. Chas. B. Graf 
(320 W. 87th St., N. Y. C.). His improved 
technic eliminates the 24-hour incubation and 
allows the patient to be treated at same 
time blood is taken. Potency At Any Age: 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 347 

In All Diseases Always Inject the Last 
Frothless Atenuated-Potenized Solution, 
Generally the 6x or 7x. 

Woman: Her Sex and Love Life (Critic & 
Guide, N. Y. C.) is a great book. 

Life Shortening Habits and Rejuvenation, by 
Arnold Lorand, M. D., Carlsbad, Czecho¬ 
slovakia. (F. A. Davis Co., Philadelphia.) 
The Proteomorphic Theory and the New 
Medicine (Dr. Henry Smith Williams, N. 
Y. C.). This author furnishes free am¬ 
poules for experimental purposes and for 
charity cases and only makes a nominal 
charge for same for pay patients, direct 
from his laboratories. 

Modern Treatment and Medical Formulary, 
Campbell (F. A. Davis Co., Philadelphia), 
is a good book worth owning. 

Bromo-chloral Compound: 

This generally costs about $15 per gallon. 
Can be made as follows at about $7 per gal¬ 
lon: 

I£ Pot. bromid, gxxxii. 

(Or combined bromides as you like.) 
Chloral hydrate, gxxxii. 

Elix. lact. pepsin. 

Aquae dest., aa §lxiv. 

Mix. 


M. D., Mo. 




348 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Calcium , Iodized; To Make: 

I£ Air slacked lime (pure white), gi. 

Iodine resublimed, gr. lxiv. 

Mix thoroughly in glass mortar with pestle. 
Place in colored glass stoppered bottles. 
In three days it becomes dark brown and 
is ready for use. There are other formulas 
but the above is simplest and best. I have 
used it for twelve years. 

M. D, Wis. 


Dionol Formula or Substitute: 

What seems to be it for burns, inflamma¬ 
tions, hemorrhoids, sore nose, snuffles, etc. 

Melt one pound of snow white vaseline 
and one ounce of paraffin together and you 
have this great article. This Is Worth 
$25.00 To Any Physician. 

M. D., Wis. 

Note: Ordinary white vaseline probably 
as good as any, but to make it look right the 
“snow white” must be used. 

ELECTRONIC THEORY (Abrams) 

A Pointer: 

Do not knock the Electronic Theory of 
Abrams. Investigation and time will prove 
it a great aid to us. M. D., Cal. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 349 


A Pointer: 

Abrams has them all beat. I have his 
oscilloclast; it’s great. M. D., New Mex. 

Emergency Remedy: 

^ Spts. lavender comp. 

Spts. ammon. arom. 

Tr. valerian. 

Spts. camphor, aa. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful in half glass water 
every 10 or 15 minutes to one hour. 

Just the thing for weak, fainty feeling or 
smothering where a quick stimulant is 
needed, like that following post partum 
hemorrhage, weak heart, etc. 

I never leave town without some of it. 

Dr. J. D. McCann, 
Monticello, Ill. 

Fly Poison: 

Place castor oil with sugar sprinkled 
around the edge where the flies can get to it. 

M. D., Pa. 

Ink Formula; Violet: 

^ Violet analine, gi. 

Dissolved in warm alcohol, giv. 

Add boiling water % to 1 gallon as desired. 
Cost about 50^ per gallon and is as good as 
can be bought. M. D., Cal. 



350 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Note: When alcohol can not be had 
wood alcohol answers very well and analine 
gentian violet will answer for the analine 
violet. 

Labor ; Slow: 

Non-productive pains, patient’s bowels 
may or may not have moved recently, just 
inject high into bowel water as hot as can 
be borne and see business pick up. The 
second injection rarely necessary. 

Dr. A. L. Armstrong, 
Speegleville, Tex. 

Labor; To Make Easy: 

Starve last three or four months (?) of 
pregnancy. Lard rub once or twice a day 
before a fire. Cheaper than “Mother’s 
Friend.” M. D., Ill. 

Lactopeptin ; Imitation: 

^ Pepsin pure. 

Pancreatin pure, aa gi. 

Hydrochloric acid, 3ii. 

Milk sugar, gxvi. 

Mix first two with the milk sugar, then add 
the acid. Spread on white paper and 
allow to dry for twenty-four hours or 
longer, then pulverize and bottle. 

M. D., Iowa. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 351 


Lime in Eye: 

Drop into eye freely a mixture of simple 
elixir and water equal parts. 

M. D., Ill. 

Liniment; A $1000 Prescription: 

^ Oil sassafras. 

Oil anise. 

Oil murr. 

Aquae ammonii, aa §i. 

Chloroform, 3vi. 

Alcohol (190), gxxxii. 

M-ft. liniment. 

This is the finest ever made and all that 
use it will say so. 

Dr. Lewis J. Worthen, 
Hawthorne, Cal. 

Liniment; A Favorite: 

I£ Tr. aconite. 

Tr. belladonna, aa §ss. 

Tr. opii, 3ii. 

Chloroform, 3ss. 

Oil sassafras, %ss (or oil wintergreen). 
Aquae ammonii, 3vi. 

Liniment sapo., q. s. ad §vi. 

M- Sig: Apply locally three to five times 
daily, rubbing in well. 

Dr. C. W. Talbot, 
Lake Villa, Ill. 



352 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Liniment; A Natural Green: 

^ Two copper pennies. 

Nitric acid, C. P. to dissolve. 

Then add quart best apple vinegar. 

Dr. A. J. Jedlicka, 
Francis Creek, Wis. 

Liniment; Liquid Electricity: 

3^ Powd. mint leaves, lb. i. 

Oil peppermint, gi. 

Mix well and wrap in tinfoil to prevent 
evaporation. 

Take one ounce of this and add half pint 
soft warm water and small quantity ground 
cloves. 

For external use, first rub parts well to 
increase circulation, then apply the liquid. 

For internal use, a teaspoonful in half 
glass hot water. Used satisfactorily for 
twenty-five years. 

M. D., Wash. 


Liniment ; Red Hot: 

3^ Oil mustard etheral. 

Tr. capsicum, aa gii. 

Alcohol, q. s. ad gxvi. 

M- Sig: For external use only. Apply 
with finger to only a small spot at a time. 

M. D., Wyo. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 353 


Liniment; Excellent and Cheap: 

3J Tr. iodine, 3iv. 

Gum camphor, §i. 

Gasoline, q. s. ad §xvi. 

M- Sig: Apply locally after rubbing well. 

M. D., Ark. 


Lubricant and Lotion: 

R Gum arabic, 5i. 

Hot water, gxvi. 

Glycerine. 

Alcohol, aa §i. 

Mix, let stand a day. In case can not get 
alcohol use boric acid to prevent ferment- 
ing. 

M. D., Okla. 


Mosquitoes: 

^ Oil spearmint. 

Oil wormwood. 

Oil olive, aa. 

M- Sig: Sprayed about room will clear it 
of mosquitoes, fleas and other insects. 
Applied to hands and face it keeps them 
away. 


M. D., Mich. 



354 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Mucilage; Powder Form: 

3J Powd. gum tragacanth, lb. 3. 

Powd. borax, lb. 1. 

M- Run through a sieve. Dissolve half 
ounce in pint cold water and let set over 
night. 

M. D., Wash. 


Mucilage: 

Sodium silicate solution used for preserv¬ 
ing eggs, costing about 85^ per gallon, 
makes an excellent, quick drying mucilage; 
if too thick add just a little water. This is 
sold as a mucilage by some firms at 25^ the 
ounce. 

M. D., Tenn. 


Needles; To Keep Bright: 


Keep them in a saturated solution of 
washing soda. 


M. D., Iowa. 


Needles; To Keep Blight: 

Keep them in a bottle with some prepared 
chalk and they will keep nicely. 

M. D., Tenn. (Deceased). 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 355 


Needles; Hypodermic , To Keep from Blocking: 

Wash with alcohol and insert wire that 
has been dipped in mineral oil. One physi¬ 
cian recommends placing needle in spoon 
and drying well over flame before replacing 
in case. 

M. D., Tenn. 


New York Ten Thousand Dollar Disinfectant: 

If Permanganate potash, gii. 

Water, 1 gallon. 

Mix. 

M. D., N. Y. C. 


OINTMENTS 

Ointment; For e( Wliat Nots” (Anything) 

If Calomel. 

Boric acid pwd. 

Resorcin. 

Blue oint. 

Quin, sulph. 

Beta naphthol, aa. 

Zinc oint. base, q. s. 


M. D., Ill. 



356 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Ointment; For Old Sores, Shin Diseases , etc.: 

Here is the idea: carbolic acid in ointments 
in sufficient strength causes too much soften¬ 
ing, soggy conditions of tissues. Sulphur is 
very drying but invaluable. Therefore com¬ 
bine the two, say 3 per cent carbolized vase¬ 
line, add sulphur to make a stiff ointment. 
Have had patients tell me this was better 
than ointments costing me $5 per pound. 
Add a little menthol dissolved in oil eucalyp¬ 
tus for a nicer salve and you can’t improve 
on it. Add, say, 20 drops turpentine to each 
ounce, for piles, and you have an ointment 
that will satisfy. 

M. D, Ill. 

Ointment: 

Resorcinol powd., gr. xx. 

Ichthyol, 3iv. 

Lanolin, §i. 

Petrolatum, q. s. Siv. 

M- Sig: A Good Ointment. 

M. D., Tenn. 

Radio: 

Country doctors, get you a radio outfit 
and enjoy yourself. S. R. & Co. units are 
good. Can add to as you see fit. I have one 
that is giving service. 


M. D., Ill. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 357 


TOBACCO CURE 
Powd. gentian. 

Sod. chloride. 

Wild cherry bark powd. 

Licorice, aa gii. 

Sod. bicarb., gviii. 

Gold oxide, gr. xx. 

Powd. nux vomica. 

Powd. aloes, aa §ss. 

M- Sig: Use a piece about the size of a pea 
when tobacco is desired. 

M. D., Iowa. 


Tobacco Cure: 

^ Silver nitrate, 5ss. 

Hydrogen peroxide, 3iii. 

Aquae dest., q. s. ad gviii. 

Col. rub, q. s. 

M- Let stand twelve hours in dark bottle, 
filter. 

Sig: Rinse mouth before using tobacco. 

M. D., Mont. 

TONICS 

Tonic; “Without An Equal”: 

Tr. iron chloride, §i. 

Clear sat. sol. sod. bicarb., 3vi. 

Aquae, q. s. ad gviii. 


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358 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Mix as follows: Into the bottle put the 
chloride of iron and add 4 ounces water, 
shake thoroughly, then add slowly the 
soda solution, shaken gently, until no agi¬ 
tation, then add water to fill the bottle. 
If the iron is up to standard, seven or 
eight drams of soda solution may be used 
to an advantage. 

Si g: Teaspoonful in water after meals. 

M. D., Ark. 


Tonic; For the Blood: 

3 FI. ext. echinacea, §iss. 

FI. ext. cimicifuga, §i. 

FI. ext. mandrake, 5i. 

Pot. iod. sat. sol., 3iv. 

Sucus alterans, q. s. ad gxvi. 

M- Sig: Two teaspoonfuls in water after 
each meal. 

M. D., N. M. 


Tonic; For Children: 

I£ Syr. ferrous iodide, §i. 

Syr. ferri phos. comp., §iv. 

Ext. ol. morrhuae, ad gviii. 

M- Sig: Two teaspoonfuls t. i. d. for a child 
8 to 12 years old. 

Dr. James W. Cairns, 
Pipestone, Man., Canada. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 359 


Tonic; Female: 

Aletris cordial. 

Sig: Teaspoonful four times daily. 

Or the following combination: 

^ Aletris cordial, gviii. 

FI. ext. cimicifuga, gi. 

FI. ext. podophyllum, 3i. 

Spec. med. echinacea, 5iv. 

Urotropin, 3iv. 

Elix. saw palmetto comp., q. s. ad gxvi. 

M- Sig: One or two teaspoonfuls in glass 
water at 9 a. m., 3 p. m. and at bedtime. 

M. D., Ark. 


Tonic; General Endocrine Exhaustion: 

Tabloid thyroid gland. 

Tabloid suprarenal gland, aa 3ss. 
Tabloid pituitary body, gr. iss. 

Ferri reducti, gr. i. 

Quinin sulph., gr. ii. 

Ext. nux vomica, gr. 1/6. 

M-ft. caps. d. t. d. No. C. 

Sig: One capsule t. i. d. a. c. 

M. D., N. Y. C. 



360 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Tonic; A Iterative: 

^ Kali iodidi, 3iv. 

Corrosive sublimate, gr. iv. 

Syr. sarsap. comp., q. s. ad giv. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful t. i. d. 

Dr. J. N. Dunn, 
11021/2 Gar. Ave., 
Fort Smith, Ark. 


Tonic ; Alterative: 

Ij* FI. ext. cascara sag. 

FI. ext. sarsaparilla. 

FI. ext. stillingia. 

Pot. iodidi, aa 5iv. 

Simple syrup, q. s. ad gviii. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful t. i. d. 

M. D., Tex. 


Tonic; A Good One: 

^ Strychnin sulph., gr. i. 

Phosphoric acid dil. 

Elix. calisya, aa giss. 

Ess. pepsin (Fairchild’s), q. s. gvi. 

M- Sig: Teaspoonful in water before meals. 

M. D., Tenn. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 361 


To Make Iodized Mineral Oil: 

To make iodized mineral oil, just simply 
rub up 1 grain resublimed iodine, in mortar 
with pestle, to each tablespoonful of oil. A 
drug salesman selling iodized oil advised me 
that would not work. His next trip I 
showed him the same thing he was selling 
at quite a bit less cost. M. D., Tenn. 

To Clean Windshield and Eyeglasses: 

To keep windshield and eyeglasses clean, 
apply soap and wipe dry to polish. (See 
Shield , Clear Vision, First Collection of 
Notes). M. D., Iowa. 

To Make “Eye Murine”: 

To make ‘‘EYE MURINE” simply add 
sodium borate 6 grains and boric acid 30 
grains to the ounce of sterile water. 

M. D., Iowa. 

To Boil Urine: 

A Urotropin 5 grain tablet lighted will 
burn and give off enough heat to boil a 
spoonful of water for giving a hypodermic 
injection, or boil urine to test for albumin 
and avoids the necessity of an alcohol lamp. 

Dry mustard rubbed over the hands will 
remove bad odors. Dr. A. A. Soule, 

Klamath Falls, Ore. 



362 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


To remove loose particles from the eye, 
take a small bead of ointment, butter or 
lard on the end of a probe, and touch the 
object with it and it will pick it up. 

Dr. H. P. Chesmore, 
Pyrolite, Colo. 

To painlessly remove objects from the 
eye, insert plain probe in nostril on affected 
side and exert pressure on juncture of car¬ 
tilage and vomer for three to five minutes. 
Then remove the object. M. D., Mo. 

After removing foreign objects from eye, 
wash eye with a 10 per cent solution of anti- 
pyrine. It acts as an anesthetic and keeps 
the patient from rubbing the eye. 

To keep gum labels from sticking, keep 
them in a glass fruit jar, rubber not re¬ 
quired. Dr. W. Nelson Giles, 

Wataga, Ill. 

To give calomel to patients that can not 
take without being made sick, combine as 
follows. 

1^ Hydrargyri c. m., gr. vi. 

Salol, gr. xv. 

Sodii bicarb. 

Lactopeptine, aa gr. xxx. 

M-ft. caps. No. vi. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 363 


Sig: Begin after noon meal and take one 
capsule every two hours till bowels move 
well, or all are taken. Follow with salts 
or oil next morning. M. D., Tex. 

To take Epsom salts (magnesium sul¬ 
phate) without tasting, place the dose in¬ 
tended to be taken well back on the tongue 
and drink a full glass of water at once, wash¬ 
ing the salts down. You will scarcely taste 
it. Small doses often repeated give better 
results than large doses all at one time. 

M. D., Okla. 

To remove ear cereum, the best solvent is 
sodium bicarbonate 20 grains to the ounce of 
warm water gently flowed in. 

M. D., Cal. 

To make liquor ammonii acetatis it may 
not be well known (or easily forgotten) that 
this is produced by adding the ammonium 
carbonate to pure vinegar. M. D., Iowa. 

To make tincture iron chloride simply add 
5 ounces and 4% drams of the solution of 
iron chloride to the pint of alcohol. Tr. iron 
chloride should stand at least three months 
before using to permit the formation of ethyl 
chlorine and other ethereal compounds. 

M. D., Iowa. 



364 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


To remove bandages that have stuck, 
simply pour on hydrogen peroxide and it 
becomes an easy matter. Plaster paris 
bandage removed by soaking a strip down 
it with the peroxide, then can easily cut with 
scissors. Adhesive plaster bandages re¬ 
moved easily by applying gasoline. 

M. D., Iowa. 

To rid country of patent medicines, learn 
what Sulphotoxin is and use it where neces¬ 
sary. Equals all patent medicines combined. 

Dr. Asa G. Fletcher., 

Omaha, Nebr. 

To loosen a hypodermic syringe plunger 
that has stuck, first place on ice for ten or 
fifteen minutes, then take off and pass 
through a flame or put in hot water. Do 
this rapidly and pull on plunger at same 
time. This will generally loosen. 

M. D. 


Vehicle for Medicines: 

Put 1 or 2 drams chloroform in a gallon 
bottle, add half gallon water and shake well 
until all the chloroform is dissolved. Then 
finish filling the bottle with water. This 
gives a sweetish tasting menstrum and medi- 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 365 


cines put up in it will keep for months if 
kept corked. This is excellent for specific 
medicines as well as others, and Doctor 
Bloyer, who first suggested it, should have 
credit and thanks for this. 

Dr. W. R. Cothern, 
Mason City, Iowa. 

Note: Now add a pint of strawberry, 
raspberry or orange flavoring and a pint or 
so of glycerine (to lower the freezing point 
and help sweeten) and color to suit and you 
have an excellent simple elixir. This note 
alone, if used, will pay the cost of this book 
over and over. The Compiler. 

WOMEN 

Women; To Give Them “Pep" Around Forty: 

Tired out mothers and corpulent women. 

If Aloes, gr. ii. 

Soap, gr. ii. 

M-ft. one tab. 

Sig: One or two such doses at night. 

Woman; Her Secc and Love Life: 

See Books under Miscellaneous. 

Woman; Definition: 

A Beautiful Constipated Creature With 
A Pain In Her Side. 



366 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Man; Three Distinct Stages: 

If his mind and talk is on sex matters he 
is a Young Man. 

If on a square meal, he is a Middle Aged 
Man. 

If on a through and through bowel action, 
he is an Old Man. 


Warm borax water applied to scalp removes 
dandruff. 

Consumptive night sweats may be arrested by 
sponging body before retiring with salt and water. 

Hot Fomentation: Soak sponge in hot water 
and apply hot water bottle over it; retains heat 
longer. 

A fever patient can be made cool and comfortable 
by frequent sponging with water to which a little 
soda (sodium bicarbonate) has been added. 

Blood stains removed by applying tartaric acid. 

Iodine stains removed by moistening with am¬ 
monia or hyposulphite of soda. 

Silver nitrate stains removed with cyanide or 
a solution of potassium iodide. The yellow stains 
resulting disappears completely with hyposulphite 
of soda application. 



ADDENDA 

THE CRYSTAL THEORY OF DISEASE 

The following diseases, lumbago, myositis (mus¬ 
cular rheumatism), non-rheumatic (non-infectious) 
arthritis, idiopathic neuralgia, angina pectoris, 
arteriosclerosis, some cases of aneurism, piles, vari¬ 
cose veins, bronchial asthma, probably some forms 
of constipation, akroparaesthesias, intermittent 
claudication, Raynaud’s disease and some other 
forms of the so-called vasomotortrophic neurosis 
are one and the same thing, i. e., different manifes¬ 
tations of one and the same cause, and the cause 
is the formation of alkaline phosphate crystals in 
the muscles. 

This theory was developed in an article published 
in the Medical Critic and Guide, New York, May, 
1920. The logical remedy was the administration 
of acids, and I have found the most suitable to be 
sulphuric acid dilute and of this let the patient take 
60 to 200 drops, well diluted three times daily after 
meals. 

In my second article on the same subject, pub¬ 
lished in the same journal October, 1922, I gave 
the results I have obtained with the above men¬ 
tioned treatment during the last three and one-half 
years. These results deserve to be called excellent. 

367 


368 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Then I added some new observations I had made 
in the meantime; that many cases of chronic bron- 
chitis are curable only by the acid treatment ; that 
the bed wetting of children is often caused by the 
alkalinity of the urine and consequently curable by 
the acid treatment; that hysterical convulsions 
cease after the administration of acid; that all the 
migraine cases I have seen were cured and that 
possibly even epilepsy may be amenable to same. 

As my enthusiasm over these wonderful results 
naturally runs high, I urged and continue to urge 
the medical profession strongly to give this treat¬ 
ment a thorough trial and either to verify my claims 
or to disprove them, if they can. 

Dr. H. C. Bar km an j 
Raymond, Wash. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 369 


INTRAVENOUS THERAPY 

At certain times intravenous injections pro¬ 
duce nervous rigors, while at other times they do 
not. This trouble as a rule is due to the water used. 
If perfectly distilled water is used while fresh there 
is no trouble and triple distilled water is safest by 
far. It should always be used when fresh. 

Have found that in cases of migraine, chronic 
headache, that % to 1 gramme sodium iodid in 
20 mil. triple distilled water, intravenously every 
8 to 12 hours is excellent practice—gratifying. 
Would also recommend this for all cases of high 
blood pressure. 

Pneumonia is relieved by 2 grammes in 20 mil. 
triple distilled water every 8 to 12 hours. And 
in chronic rheumatism, the same dose given in the 
same way, every three days, until signs of iodism 
appear. This is especially effective in chronic 
arthritis, Berger’s Disease, indolent ulcer, asthma, 
chronic headache, etc. 

For most types of anemia sod. cacodylate 1 
gramme in 10 mil. triple distilled water seems 
excellent. 

Sodium citrate 2 per cent, 8 ounces given in¬ 
travenously every third or fourth day, is practically 
a specific for endarteritis obliterans. 

Dr. Peter Henley, 
Claremore, Okla. 




370 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


THE MENACE OF ULTRA-SPECIALIZATION 

IN MEDICINE 

Edward H. Ochsner (The American Medical 
Press, June, 1922), while admitting that ultra¬ 
specialization in the practice of medicine sometimes 
has its value, draws illustrations from medical his¬ 
tory which conclusively show that the men with 
general information and a broad outlook on life 
have discovered the most worth-while things and 
that the ultra-specialists have not made their fair 
share of contributions along these lines. In addi¬ 
tion, the ultra-specialists have been responsible for 
most of the fads and follies in medicine and have 
sometimes discredited useful procedures by push¬ 
ing them to the extreme and making them ridicu¬ 
lous. While the microscope and the test tube have 
their proper places, let those who overestimate them 
remember that all test tube conclusions are based 
on tests of dead material and must be taken with 
a grain of salt; and too, that all the five well trained, 
unaided senses are usually indispensable in reach¬ 
ing a correct diagnosis. Only recently Doctor 
Ochsner had a patient with a large hydronephretic 
kidney, containing at least a quart of fluid and 
twenty good-sized kidney stones, who had been 
examined a short time previously by one of the 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 371 


most prominent neurologists, who overlooked the 
mass in the abdomen which was later discovered by 
a general practitioner and sent by him to an X-ray 
specialist who failed to find the kidney stones. 
Later he was referred to Doctor Ochsner who was 
able by a simple examination with his fingers to 
outline the tumor and to find the stones, which the 
roentgenologist had overlooked, after Ochsner had 
removed the kidney and opened the sac. The writer 
emphasizes the limitations of the ultra-specialist 
and his diagnostic measures. The percentage of 
error, in conclusions based upon a careful examina¬ 
tion of a patient by the unaided senses, is much 
smaller than the percentage of error in conclusions 
based upon almost any one of the more modern 
ultra-scientific diagnostic methods, and the best re¬ 
sults can only be obtained if the ultra-scientific 
methods are only employed as aids to the simpler 
methods. Therefore, the ultra-specialist and the 
laboratory worker should always be subservient to 
the clinician with wide clinical experience. 

We are now almost in a frenzy of ultra-specializa¬ 
tion. The medical colleges have all but ceased to 
train general practitioners and are practically train¬ 
ing only specialists and research workers with the 
result that a number of evils are rapidly develop¬ 
ing. The public are in real danger of soon not 
getting the kind of medical service they ought to 
have because the colleges are not turning out a suffi- 



372 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


cient number of general practitioners. Especially 
in cities, the public are being over-specialized upon 
and are sometimes treated for conditions that exist 
only in the fertile brains of specialists. Further¬ 
more, the specialists are being so overcrowded that 
many of the younger men will find it impossible 
to make a decent living in their specialty and usually 
find themselves poorly prepared for the general 
practice of medicine. 

For remedying this deplorable state of affairs, 
the writer suggests a fundamental change in medical 
education which would consist in a deliberate at¬ 
tempt to educate medical students to become pro¬ 
ficient as general practitioners. The course in the 
college should be made intensely practical. The 
teachers must be men who have had extensive prac¬ 
tical experience in the practice of medicine. May 
we soon see the day when every medical student 
will receive the necessary practical training which 
will put him in position to become a properly trained 
general practitioner.—Critic and Guide, Novem¬ 
ber, 1922. 




1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 373 


AILING HUMANITY 

Will Payne, writing for the Saturday Evening 
Post, declares that many people, whether they 
are conscious of it or not, derive satisfaction from 
being ill. 

We are inclined to amend his statement by say¬ 
ing that most persons derive not only satisfaction, 
but genuine pleasure from their ailments, some of 
which are real, but most of which are imaginary. 

The suggestion made by Mr. Payne revives the 
memory of the things that formerly constituted a 
normal diet as compared with the attention that 
persons nowadays give to the subject. When one 
goes into a restaurant and examines the bill of fare, 
unless it includes a schedule of calories, it is well- 
nigh useless to the average person. 

We have developed peculiarities with respect to 
food. Almost any person will explain that a given 
fruit or vegetable is injurious to his peculiarly con¬ 
stituted digestion. In the old days there were not 
so many complaints, and the champion plain and 
fancy eater was usually the healthiest individual in 
the community. 

The doctors have had a lot to do with exciting 
the imagination of people respecting foods that 
are injurious, foods that are good for them, the 


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374 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


balanced ration and other things that are upper¬ 
most in the public mind. 

One may admire his candor, but certainly will 
not patronize the doctor who tells you that the 
trouble is under your hat and not under your belt. 
People want to be sympathized with. They go to 
the doctor protesting illness and they do not want 
to be insulted by being told that there is nothing 
the matter with them. They want to be flattered 
by being told that they are really considerably 
worse off than they even suspected. 

The doctor being a sensible person, and as a rule 
knowing his patient, is not averse to prescribing 
any ailment that best fits the imagination of his 
customer. 

It is the doctor who is candid, and who, when he 
can find nothing worse than an aggravated case of 
laziness, so informs his patient, that usually has a 
practice limited exclusively to those who are really 
ill, which makes it exceedingly small. 

It seems to be natural for people to patronize one 
class of doctors when they want sympathy and an¬ 
other when they need medical attention. The per¬ 
son who claims to be sound is a most uninteresting 
member of any group. Some who can conjure up 
no other ailment will dilate at length upon a trouble¬ 
some tooth, not infrequently endeavoring to exhibit 
a cavity that requires attention or a shining piece 
of work recently erected. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 375 


The disposition among people generally is to im¬ 
press their neighbors with the thought that they are 
chronically and organically unsound. Occasionally 
it is gathered that it is the mind and not the body 
that is unsound, the chief trouble being the lack of 
something worth while to think about.—The News 
Scimitar, Memphis, Tenn. 


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TOILET PREPARATIONS 
Bath Powder: 

^ Wheat or cornstarch, 25 lbs. 

Powd. borax, 75 lbs. 

Bath powder oil No. 5, 8 oz. 

M- Rub the oil in the starch, then mix the 
borax; perfume to suit. 

Bay Bum (Green or Yellow): 

Alcohol (tax free), 1 pt. 

Oil of Bay soluable, 4 dr. 

Water, 7 gals. 

Colors, q. s. evergreen Y or R and F yellow. 


Brilliantines : 

Refined petrolatum oil yellow, 1 oz. 
Perfume extract, 1 oz. 

Glycerine, 1% oz. 

Perfume ext., % oz. 

Honey strained, 1 oz. 

Glycerine, 4 oz. 

! Perfume ext., 1 oz. 

Why pay exorbitant prices when you can 
make the above? 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 377 


Cold Cream: 

Mineral oil, 1 gal. 

Paraffin, 1 lb. 

White wax, 3 lbs. 

Borax powdered, 3 oz. 

Water, lukewarm, 1 gal. 

M- Melt the wax and paraffin in mineral oil, 
dissolve the borax in the water, then pour 
both together, stir briskly less than a 
minute, then perfume with Bose oil E 7 oz. 

Cold Cream; Witch Hazel: 

Same as above, using witch hazel instead 
of the water and leave out the perfume. 

Nail Enamel: 

Oxide of tin, 100 oz. 

P. P. chalk, 40 oz. 

Fine powd. orris root, 10 oz. 

M-et perfume to suit. 

PERFUMES (Without Cologne Spirits) 

Parma Violet: 

If Violet washing 5 pts. 

Bose washing, 1 pt. 

Cassie washing, 3% oz. 

Mix. 



378 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


T- 


White Rose: 


3 

Rose washing, 

i pt. 


Jasmin washing 

% pt. 


Violet washing, 

1 pt. 


Benzyl alcohol, 

i x A pts- 


Synthetic otto rose, 3 dr. 


Oil patchouli, 

30 drops. 


Mix: A strong perfume. 

Orange Blossom: 



Orange flower washing, 4 pts. 


Rose washing 

1 pt. 


Tincture civet, 
Mix. 

5 oz. 

Carnation Pink: 


$ 

Cassie washing, 

pts. 


Orange flower washing, l 1 /^ pts. 


Rose washing, 

2% pts. 


Benzyl alcohol, 

10 oz. 


Vanillin 

40 gr. 


Oil cloves, 

37 drops 


(More or less 
Mix. 

as desired.) 

Yellow Jas7nin: 



Jasmin washing, 

4 pts. 


Rose washing, 

1 pt. 


Tr. civet, 

Mix. 

5 oz. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 379 


Lilac de France: 

Benzaldehyde, 8 drops 

Orange flower washing, 2 pts. 

Tuberose washing, 3 pts. 

Tr. civet, 2 oz. 

Mix. 


Imperial Bouquet: 

Cassie washing. 

Jasmin washing. 

Rose washing. 

Violet washing. 

Tr. civet, aa (equal parts). 
Mix. 


Note: The above make finished perfumes at cost 
of about $3.00 per pint, which retail at $1.00 to 
$2.00 the ounce bottle. 

All perfumes improve with age and should stand 
at least one month. 

Benzol Alcohol is a synthetic chemical and must 
not be confused with grain alcohol. 

Materials can be had from J. Manheimer, N. Y. 
C., or W. J. Bush & Co., N. Y. C. 

Special oils and colors mentioned in these toilet 
preparations can be obtained from Evergreen 
Chemical Co., N. Y. C. 



380 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Eyebrow Pencils: 

If Mutton suet, 4 oz. 

Curd soap, 4 oz. 

Ivory black, ^ oz. 

M- Melt suet and soap and stir in the ivory 
black. Allow to set firm and roll into 
pencils and wrap. The Best Made. 

M. D., N. Y. C. 

Face Bleach: 

I)* Mercury bichloride, 10 gr. 

Glycerine, % oz. 

Distilled water, 1 pt. 

M- Sig: Apply occasionally with small 
sponge. If has a tendency to blister or 
irritate, dilute. 

Mark—Poisonous If Taken Internally. 

M. D., Iowa. 

Face Cream; Greaseless ■, Vanishing: 

Fill wooden bucket of an ice cream freezer 
with scalding water; in the tin bucket place 
4 ounces stearic acid, % ounce paraffin and 
12 ounces glycerine; melt all together by 
placing the tin bucket in the hot water. 
When dissolved add ounce strong am¬ 
monia (26 deg.) and turn the crank for 
about 10 minutes or until you have perfect 
saponification, then 15 grains powdered 
borax dissolved in pint warm distilled water, 




1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 381 


add this to the mixture in the freezer and 
mix all together well. Allow to stand about 
24 hours so it will drop, then add about 100 
drops Lilac Oil No. 100 and mix again. It 
is now ready to box and can be guaranteed 
not to dry out. In hot weather may need 
to increase the paraffin to make it stiffer. 
An excellent article. 


Mud Pack Complexion Beautifier: 

Take a quantity of Dark Fuller’s Earth, 
rub with a little water and glycerine to a 
paste, then mix with equal parts (more or 
less) of the Greaseless Cream made accord¬ 
ing to the above formula, until you have the 
desired consistency. Perfume with Locust 
Buds Oil. 


Face Cream the Ladies Like: 


No. 1: 


Alcohol, 

6 

oz. 

Bay rum, 

2 

oz. 

Glycerine, 

2 

oz. 

Oil sweet almond, 

2 

oz. 

Oil cocoanut, 

2 

oz. 

Oil bergamont, 

2 

oz. 

Mix. 





382 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


No. 2: 

^ Bay rum, 5 oz. 

Glycerine, 5 oz. 

Mix. 

Now take No. 1 and mix with it 41 ounces 
of true prepared chalk (English); no 
other will do. 

To this add enough of No. 2 to make a stiff 
dough, then add juice of two lemons and 
when it quits foaming put into glass jars. 

Sig: Apply to face lightly with sponge and 
rub down well. It will not rub off on 
clothing. Do not use anything except 
glass or wooden dishes or tools in making. 

M. D., Iowa. 


Massage Cream: 

Stearine or stearic acid, 1 oz.; glycerine, 
1 oz.; carbonate potash, 45 grains; boric 
acid, 5 grains; water, 5 ounces; bulk per¬ 
fume, preferably violet, from % to % oz. 

Dissolve the boric acid and carbonate 
potash in the water and add the glycerine 
and place in an enameled basin over a fire 
and add the stearine broken into small pieces 
and cook thoroughly (but not too much. 
Experience will soon show). Pour into a 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 383 


bowl and with a fork or egg beater beat to 
a nice cream. Makes up white—can be 
tinted. 

Directions: Apply freely and rub in 
gently with the tips of the fingers until dry, 
occasionally pressing the skin gently between 
fingers wherever wrinkles or eruptions ap¬ 
pear. Always bathe and dry the skin before 
applying. 


Face Lotion; Non-alcoholic: 

Toilet water any odor, 3 pints. 

Glycerine, 1 quart. 

Boric acid, *4 oz. 

Plain tr. benzoin, 2 oz. 

M- Dissolve the boric acid in the glycerine, 
add the toilet water and mix well, then 
add the tr. benzoin very slowly. This 
gives it a milky appearance. Color with 
Cousine Rose to a beautiful, creamy pink. 
If desired clear and transparent leave out 
the benzoin. 

Non-alcoholic toilet water to be used in 
the above can be made for about 40^ per 
gallon. 

Proceed as follows: Rub up % ounce 
Evergreen water soluble oil of desired odor 

O * 

(violet, rose, lilac, lily or bouquet) in a little 




384 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


precipitated chalk, mix with 1 gallon warm 
distilled water, let stand a short time, then 
filter out the chalk. If distilled water not 
at hand, use soft water that has been boiled 
and filtered. 

The regular imported floral waters can be 
used but increases the cost considerably. 


Face Powder: 

Kaolin, S 1 /* lbs. 

Talcum powder (finest), 8% lbs. 

Carbonate magnesia, 1% lbs. 

Oxide zinc, D /2 lbs. 

Perfume to suit. 

For pink, color with Pink E; Brunette 
with Brunette Bed. If a lighter, fluffy 
powder is desired, use rice starch instead of 
kaolin. 


Hair Dye; Harmless: 

Ground black walnut hulls, 4 oz. 

Claret, 8 oz. 

M- Pound hulls in mortar and express juice 
in fruit press, then mix with the wine or 
rectified spirits to the desired shade, let 
stand a week, shaking frequently. It 
stains the scalp also. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 385 


Hand Cleaner ; Oxygenated: 

Fowd. castile soap, 10 oz. 

Powd. kaolin, 8 oz. 

Powd. borax, 2 oz. 

Finest pumice stone, 1 oz. 

Sodium perborate, 1 oz. 

Mix well. Thousands of this has been sold. 

Hand Lotion: 

If Mercury bichloride, 3 gr. 

Spts. lavender comp., 2 dr. 

Glycerine, 2 oz. 

Aquae rose, 6 oz. 

M- Sig: Pour on and rub in well at bed¬ 
time. Makes the hands smooth and soft, 
yet not tender. 

M. D., Pa. 

Quinin Hair Tonic (Like the Imported): 

Quinin sulphate, 1 dr. 

Tr. cantharides, 2 oz. 

Glycerine, 1 oz. 

Quin. F. oil, % oz. 

Alcohol (tax free No. 39 or 39A), 4 pints. 
Water, 4 pints. 

Eau de Quinin Red Color, 80 drops or q. s. 
M- Dissolve quinin and oil in the alcohol and 
the borax in the water, mix these together 



386 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


and add other ingredients. Shake and 
allow to stand three or four days, then 
filter through double paper (no mag¬ 
nesia) . 

Note: Tax free alcohol cost about $1.00 
per gallon, approved by the Prohibition 
Commissioner for use in making toilet 
articles. Particulars from any alcohol 
dealer. Oils, colors, etc., from Evergreen 
Chem. Co., N. Y. C. 

Skin Food and Bust Developer: 

^ Lanolin, 2 oz. 

Cold cream, 14 oz. 

Mix and perfume to suit. 

Tooth Powder; Bleaching; Cleansing: 

An English preparation for removing dis¬ 
colorations and restoring the natural, pearly 
white color of teeth. 

Calcium carbonate, 90 per cent, or parts. 
Powd. soap. 3 per cent, or parts. 

Calcium peroxide, 7 per cent, or parts. 
Flavor with oil cloves, peppermint and star 
anise in about equal proportions. 

(Analysis by Chemist, Chicago.) 
Note: An American firm with plenty of 
money has contracted with the English to 
push this in America, hence should soon be 
highly advertised. 



1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 387 


Rouge; Liquid: 

No. 1, Blonde: 

5 No. 93 F. I. D. Red Color, 3 oz. 

Glycerine, 4 oz. 

Boracic acid, 1 oz. 

Distilled water, q. s. ad 1 gallon. 

Perfume to suit. 

No. 2, Brunette: 

Same formula except use No. 05 Red Rasp¬ 
berry color. 


Rouge; Regular: 

Mix vermillion with powdered gum traga- 
canth in a little water to make a thin paste; 
add few drops almond oil. 

Place in rouge pots and dry by very gentle 
heat. 


Witch Hazel, Violet Toilet Water; Cost About 
50c a Gallon: 

Glycerine, violet water and alcohol (tax 
free), aa 8 oz. 

Boric acid, % oz. 

Distilled extract witch hazel, 1 oz. 

Water, q. s. to make 1 gallon. 

Color with Evergreen Y. 



388 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


Tooth Cream: 

Prec. chalk No. 1, 40 oz. 

Powd. castile soap, 20 oz. 

Powd. flor. orris root, 10 oz. 

Mix the above thoroughly and add tooth 
powder oil, 4 dr. 

Add glycerine, q. s. to make a cream con¬ 
sistency. 

Color with Cousine Rose to suit. 



AN OBLIGATION 


Although you have bought and paid for this 
book, the compiler and publisher is hereby going 
to try to place you under an obligation, viz., that 
the book will not be considered completely paid 
for until you send him at least one favorite pre¬ 
scription or treatment you know from experience 
to be dependable. You may do this within the 
next year or two, as there is no reason to rush, but 
better do it now lest you forget. 

I have given you my best and I want you to re¬ 
turn it by complying with this request. I want to, 
sometime in the future, publish a book of con¬ 
tributed prescriptions as large as Webster’s Un¬ 
abridged Dictionary. For this I want at least one 
prescription, treatment or item from each physician, 
something you have used frequently and know to 
be worth while and will be willing to give it over 
your name and address. 

Of course where from a retiring or unassuming 
disposition the contributor would rather not have 
his name follow the article and will so request, it 
will be left blank, but one way or the other I want 
and will be disappointed until I receive at least one 
contribution from you, not your partner or col¬ 
league, but you. It matters not where you may 

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390 1000 Favorite Prescriptions Contributed 


have obtained it, even though it was selected from 
this or some other book or journal, providing it is 
the one best or favorite treatment you have found 
from experience, a treatment you like to give and 
are glad when a patient falls into your hands for 
whom it is suited. Come on, co-operate, return 
good for evil and in the next few years let’s have 
such a publication. 

The cost of this book to the contributors will be 
just the cost of publishing and no more. 

The success or failure of this will be my best 
criterion by which I may judge the appreciation of 
this book and my efforts. If appreciated, snow 
me under with prescriptions; if not, then snow me 
under with non-replies. I can stand either. 

Yours very truly, 

The Compiler. 


Let me live in my house by the side of the road, 
Where the race of men go by— 

They are good, they are bad, they are weak, 
they are strong, 

Wise, foolish—so am I. 

Then why should I sit in the scorner’s seat, 

Or hurl the cynic’s ban? 

Let me live in my house by the side of the road, 
And be a friend to man. 


Foss . 




DR. JOHNSON’S FIRST COLLECTION OF NOTES 

(Now Published in the Third Edition ) 

Partial List of Contents of Dr. Johnson’s Collection of Over 500 
Notes from Various Medical Journals and Interesting and 
Useful Pointers Picked Up Here and There 

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removal. Gasoline Tonics: Both good and bad. Hookworm, Hernia, 
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of medicine. The only cure for a cold while you wait. Keloid cure. 
Lumbago: Belief without medicine. Lice relief. Mushroom poisoning: 
Antidote for one kind. Malaria: Elegant prep. Mole removed. 
Obstetric Tricks. Pain: A new novel treatment. A sub. Morphia 
Pruritus: Barely if ever fails. Ejaculations: Premature, Prolonged. 
Prolapse Uteri: Novel support for un-operable cases. Pleural exudates 
removed. Pterygium removed. Quine: A valuable note. Bat Poison. 
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Spleen enlarged, remarkable remedy. Scarlet Fever: New early sign. 
Typhoid. Tonsilitis. T. B. hints. Trachoma. Tires. Another $100 
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